buddy-buddy
nounEtymology A reduplication of buddy, referring to a mutual friendship.
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Derogatory, Informal A close male friend.
buddy-buddy
adjEtymology A reduplication of buddy, referring to a mutual friendship.
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Derogatory, Informal Very friendly or expressing close familiarity with someone.
- They're over there being all buddy-buddy with one another.
- I can personally imagine a scenario where, within a year, President Trump is on buddy-buddy terms again with Mexico. But you cannot unsee what happened over the last 48 hours.2025 February 3, Tom Phillips, Richard Partington, quoting Brian Winter, “Trump agrees to pause Mexico tariffs as shares tumble over trade war fears”, in The Guardian, →ISSN: