accountabilibuddy

noun

A person who agrees to hold a person accountable for persisting in an endeavor such as maintaining sobriety, diet, or exercise.

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Meanings

nounaccountabilibuddy (plural accountabilibuddies)

plural accountabilibuddies

  1. informalA person who agrees to hold a person accountable for persisting in an endeavor such as maintaining sobriety, diet, or exercise.

    You have higher chances of completing a goal if you commit to it with someone. That's why I am asking you to find an 'accountabilibuddy.

    2022, Kevin Aventura, The Neo Diet: Find Your Superhuman Health By Eating The “Wrong” Foods
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    If you've set up a Creative Support Team, then you probably already have an accountabilibuddy, whether you know it or not (and if not, it's fun to say aloud, no?).

    2015, Jordan Rosenfeld, A Writer's Guide To Persistence: How to Create a Lasting and Productive Writing Practice

    The exerciser may commit to exercising five times per week for six months. If they succeed, the accountabilibuddy may donate to a charity that the exerciser supports.

    2021, Chris Englert, Ian Taylor, Motivation and Self-regulation in Sport and Exercise, page 46

Origin

Blend of accountability + buddy, coined in the animated TV show South Park in the episode "Cartman Sucks", broadcast March 14, 2007.

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APA

accountabilibuddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accountabilibuddy

MLA

“accountabilibuddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accountabilibuddy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accountabilibuddy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accountabilibuddy.

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