matchy-matchy

American  

[mach-ee-mach-ee] / ˈmætʃ iˈmætʃ i /

adjective

Informal.

1. (of an outfit, décor, etc.) having colors or patterns that match or harmonize too closely.

   You should coordinate the drapes and bedspread without getting too matchy-matchy.

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Etymology

Origin of matchy-matchy

Reduplication of match ² ( def. ) + -y ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

"I ended up ordering everything from Amazon and made sure it all went with her décor but wasn't too matchy matchy," she told the magazine.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2019

Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Acad Portlandia’s Fred Armisen and Orange Is the New Black’s Natasha Lyonne have gone quasi matchy matchy except with the addition of Armisten’s Freddy Krueger tie ... and claws.

From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2015

Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Acad Portlandia’s Fred Armisen and Orange Is the New Black’s Natasha Lyonne have gone quasi matchy matchy except with the addition of Armisten’s Freddy Krueger tie ... and claws.

From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2015