"buddy-buddy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more buddy-buddy [comparative], most buddy-buddy [superlative]
Etymology: Reduplication of buddy. Etymology templates: {{reduplication|en|buddy}} Reduplication of buddy Head templates: {{en-adj}} buddy-buddy (comparative more buddy-buddy, superlative most buddy-buddy)
  1. (informal) Very friendly or expressing close familiarity with someone Tags: informal Synonyms: buddy buddy

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