matchy-matchy

[ mach-ee-mach-ee ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of matchy-matchy¹

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

Example Sentences

You might wonder how those two things go together, but I didn’t like to coordinate colors that looked too matchy-matchy.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s not that everything has to be matchy-matchy,” Scheff says, but it’s nice if you have some things that run through.”

From Seattle Times

She suggested homeowners use up to three different metals in a room so that it feels more eclectic than matchy-matchy.

From Seattle Times

Unlike women’s pairs — “Very matchy-matchy, like two identical, perfect human beings,” Gaudet says — male-female duos combine different styles.

From Los Angeles Times

The ideal of homogenous beauty, everyone trying to look perfect or, as one swimmer put it, “matchy-matchy,” has its dark side.

From Los Angeles Times