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单词 fuddy-duddies
释义

fuddy-duddy

noun

fud·​dy-dud·​dy ˈfə-dē-ˌdə-dē How to pronounce fuddy-duddy (audio)
plural fuddy-duddies
: one that is old-fashioned, unimaginative, or conservative
fuddy-duddy adjective

Synonyms

  • antediluvian
  • Colonel Blimp
  • dodo
  • fogy
  • fogey
  • fossil
  • fud
  • mossback
  • reactionary
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • stuffed shirt
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

fuddy-duddies

noun

plural of fuddy-duddy
as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas a fuddy-duddy who thought that anyone too young to vote shouldn't be out past 8:00 p.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • conservatives
  • fogies
  • fogeys
  • stick-in-the-muds
  • veterans
  • mossbacks
  • reactionaries
  • dodos
  • fossils
  • antediluvians
  • fuds
  • stuffed shirts
  • rightists
  • dodoes
  • mandarins
  • old hands
  • Tories
  • old maids
  • old-timers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • moderns
  • hipsters
  • liberals
  • trendies
  • progressives
  • radicals
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