buddy-buddy

1. 1.

   (used informally) associated on close terms

   “a close friend”

   “the bartender was chummy with the regular customers”

   “the two were thick as thieves for months”

   Synonymschummythick

   Similarclose

   colloquialism

Questions about buddy-buddy

What does buddy-buddy mean?

buddy-buddy means "(used informally) associated on close terms".

How many syllables are in buddy-buddy?

buddy-buddy has 4 syllables and divides as bud-dy--bud-dy under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.