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单词
fuddy-duddy
释义
fuddy-duddy
fud‧dy-dud‧dy
/
ˈfʌdi ˌdʌdi
/
noun
(
plural
fuddy-duddies
)
[countable]
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
fuddy-duddy
Origin:
1900-2000
Perhaps from
fussy
+
dad
or
dud
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
That dress makes you look like such a
fuddy
-duddy.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
I know I sound like some
fuddy
-duddy here.
No doubt you will merely accuse me of being an old
fuddy
-duddy trying to stop young people having fun.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
►
old fuddy-duddy
You’re such an
old fuddy-duddy
!
someone who has old-fashioned ideas and attitudes
:
You’re such an
old fuddy-duddy
!
—
fuddy-duddy
adjective
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