| 单词 | fuddy-duddy |
| 释义 | fuddy-duddy (fʌdi dʌdi) Word forms: plural fuddy-duddies countable noun If you describe someone as a fuddy-duddy, you are criticizing or making fun of them because they are old-fashioned in their appearance or attitudes. [old-fashioned, disapproval] He didn't want all those old fuddy-duddies around. Synonyms: conservative, square [informal], dinosaur, fossil More Synonyms of fuddy-duddy Fuddy-duddy is also an adjective. Perhaps we did acquire a somewhat fuddy-duddy image in the later years. fuddy-duddy in British English (ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ) nounWord forms: plural -dies informal a person, esp an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull Word origin C20: of uncertain originfuddy-duddy in American English (ˈfʌdiˌdʌdi) nounWord forms: plural ˈfudˌdy-duddies Informal 1. a fussy, critical person 2. an old-fashioned person Word origin redupl., prob. based on dial. fud, buttocksSynonyms of 'fuddy-duddy'conservative, square, dinosaur, fossil More Synonyms of fuddy-duddy |
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