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fuddy-duddy
fud·dy-dud·dy F0350400 (fŭd′ē-dŭd′ē)n. pl. fud·dy-dud·dies An old-fashioned, fussy person.
[Origin unknown.]fuddy-duddy (ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ) n, pl -diesinformal a person, esp an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull[C20: of uncertain origin]fud•dy-dud•dy (ˈfʌd iˌdʌd i, -ˈdʌd i)
n., pl. -dud•dies,
adj. n. 1. a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative. 2. a person who is fussy or picayune about details; fussbudget. adj. 3. stuffy; old-fashioned. 4. fussy. Also, fud′dy.[1900–05; of obscure orig.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fuddy-duddy - a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance; "you may accuse me of being and old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechconservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas |
fuddy-duddynoun (Informal) conservative, square (informal), dinosaur, fossil, dodo (informal), museum piece, stick-in-the-mud (informal), stuffed shirt (informal), back number (informal), (old) fogey We didn't want all those old fuddy-duddies around.fuddy-duddynounAn old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate:fogy, fossil, mossback.Informal: stick-in-the-mud.Slang: square.Translationsfuddy-duddy
fuddy-duddy1. noun Someone who is old-fashioned or crotchety. Brenda's friends call her an old fuddy-duddy because she never stays out past 9 o'clock at night.2. adjective Old-fashioned or crotchety. You look a little fuddy-duddy. You don't have to get so dressed up, we're just going to the movies.fuddy-duddy and fud (ˈfədidədi and fəd) n. a stuffy person; an old-fashioned person, especially a male. There seems to be a convention of fuddy-duddies in the park today. I woke up some old fud sleeping on a park bench. He was mad. fuddy-duddy
Synonyms for fuddy-duddynoun conservativeSynonyms- conservative
- square
- dinosaur
- fossil
- dodo
- museum piece
- stick-in-the-mud
- stuffed shirt
- back number
- (old) fogey
Synonyms for fuddy-duddynoun an old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovateSynonyms- fogy
- fossil
- mossback
- stick-in-the-mud
- square
Words related to fuddy-duddynoun a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearanceRelated Words- colloquialism
- conservative
- conservativist
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