adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A close male friend. derogatory, informal

Adjective

1. 1
   Very friendly or expressing close familiarity with someone. derogatory, informal

   "They're over there being all buddy-buddy with one another."

Adjective

1. 1
   (used informally) associated on close terms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

chummyclosecozydouble buddyfamiliarfriendly

Example

More examples

"Whenever I speak Japanese, 9 times out of 10 it’s with a friend, so I always tend to speak buddy-buddy."

Etymology

A reduplication of buddy, referring to a mutual friendship.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.