Definition of fuddy-duddy in English:

fuddy-duddy

nounPlural fuddy-duddies ˈfʌdɪdʌdiˈfədiˌdədi

informal

A person who is very old-fashioned and pompous.
he probably thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy
Example sentencesExamples
- Although some librarians are thought to be among buyers of the model, others claim it perpetuates a fuddy-duddy stereotype.
- An interesting story, no doubt - but rather incomplete without some discussion of the fact that the fuddy-duddies turned out to be right.
- Lamenting its loss makes me sound like a fuddy-duddy.
- Can a fine-dining restaurant in Minneapolis succeed if they ignore the all-important fuddy-duddy demographic?
- In the market where these contemporary artists ply their trade, the age-old discipline of drawing human figures is considered a rather fuddy-duddy exercise.
- After her victory she said: ‘I think it's often said that we are portrayed as a party of fuddy-duddies but I want to go on as a modernising candidate.’
- At a time when women had an uncertain place in the world and were expected to keep it, and in an age when princesses were supposed to be respected and respectable, Margaret was far too restless to be a fuddy-duddy stay-at-home.
- Of course, Harry would be vilified by conservative Christians and other fuddy-duddies.
- And before the fuddy-duddy brigade rushes to condemn the idea as a recipe for teen troubles, just pause for thought and view the project in terms of business for shop owners.
- You can't get a real idea of the noise and the atmosphere, and that's no exaggeration or an old fuddy-duddy thinking that everything was better in the good old days.
- Some of the fuddy-duddy rules and regulations perhaps have eased, and we could do with encouraging more youngsters, but we have kept the essence of the game as it always was.
- It has been widely reported that the select committee report calls for a greater liberalisation of Britain's drug law, and that the old fuddy-duddies in the government won't go for it.
- Perhaps I'm turning into a bit of a fuddy-duddy boring would-rather-stay-at-home kind of guy.
- But then this president seems to feel he ought to be able to act pretty much as he pleases anyway, never mind those fuddy-duddies on Capitol Hill.
- I didn't want to appear like a holier-than-thou fuddy-duddy so I made pleasant small talk with Tonya's date as though I approved of these sort of shenanigans.
- These are the sort of thoughts my grandfather might have had fifty years ago, and he was something of an anachronistic fuddy-duddy even then.
- For one thing, his staid demeanour and the conservatism of his dress and habits might have led one to suppose that he was a fuddy-duddy, set in his ways and hostile to change.
- ‘The countryside as a concept was abhorrent to most young people because it was associated with fuddy-duddies, parents and nothing to do,’ the survey said.
- He is, for lack of a better word, a complete fuddy-duddy.
- Apparently the constitution is just for stick-in-the-mud old white fuddy-duddies.
Synonyms
fogy, conservative, traditionalist, conformist
museum piece, fossil, dinosaur, troglodyte
informal stick-in-the-mud, square, stuffed shirt, back number, dodo
North American informal sobersides

Origin

Early 20th century (originally dialect): of unknown origin.

Definition of fuddy-duddy in US English:

fuddy-duddy

nounˈfədēˌdədēˈfədiˌdədi

informal

A person who is old-fashioned and fussy.
he probably thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy
Example sentencesExamples
- For one thing, his staid demeanour and the conservatism of his dress and habits might have led one to suppose that he was a fuddy-duddy, set in his ways and hostile to change.
- I didn't want to appear like a holier-than-thou fuddy-duddy so I made pleasant small talk with Tonya's date as though I approved of these sort of shenanigans.
- Lamenting its loss makes me sound like a fuddy-duddy.
- Some of the fuddy-duddy rules and regulations perhaps have eased, and we could do with encouraging more youngsters, but we have kept the essence of the game as it always was.
- At a time when women had an uncertain place in the world and were expected to keep it, and in an age when princesses were supposed to be respected and respectable, Margaret was far too restless to be a fuddy-duddy stay-at-home.
- You can't get a real idea of the noise and the atmosphere, and that's no exaggeration or an old fuddy-duddy thinking that everything was better in the good old days.
- Of course, Harry would be vilified by conservative Christians and other fuddy-duddies.
- It has been widely reported that the select committee report calls for a greater liberalisation of Britain's drug law, and that the old fuddy-duddies in the government won't go for it.
- Apparently the constitution is just for stick-in-the-mud old white fuddy-duddies.
- These are the sort of thoughts my grandfather might have had fifty years ago, and he was something of an anachronistic fuddy-duddy even then.
- He is, for lack of a better word, a complete fuddy-duddy.
- But then this president seems to feel he ought to be able to act pretty much as he pleases anyway, never mind those fuddy-duddies on Capitol Hill.
- In the market where these contemporary artists ply their trade, the age-old discipline of drawing human figures is considered a rather fuddy-duddy exercise.
- ‘The countryside as a concept was abhorrent to most young people because it was associated with fuddy-duddies, parents and nothing to do,’ the survey said.
- And before the fuddy-duddy brigade rushes to condemn the idea as a recipe for teen troubles, just pause for thought and view the project in terms of business for shop owners.
- Can a fine-dining restaurant in Minneapolis succeed if they ignore the all-important fuddy-duddy demographic?
- Perhaps I'm turning into a bit of a fuddy-duddy boring would-rather-stay-at-home kind of guy.
- An interesting story, no doubt - but rather incomplete without some discussion of the fact that the fuddy-duddies turned out to be right.
- Although some librarians are thought to be among buyers of the model, others claim it perpetuates a fuddy-duddy stereotype.
- After her victory she said: ‘I think it's often said that we are portrayed as a party of fuddy-duddies but I want to go on as a modernising candidate.’
Synonyms
fogy, conservative, traditionalist, conformist

Origin

Early 20th century (originally dialect): of unknown origin.

单词	fuddy-duddy
释义	Definition of fuddy-duddy in English: fuddy-duddy nounPlural fuddy-duddies ˈfʌdɪdʌdiˈfədiˌdədi informal A person who is very old-fashioned and pompous. he probably thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy Example sentencesExamples Although some librarians are thought to be among buyers of the model, others claim it perpetuates a fuddy-duddy stereotype. An interesting story, no doubt - but rather incomplete without some discussion of the fact that the fuddy-duddies turned out to be right. Lamenting its loss makes me sound like a fuddy-duddy. Can a fine-dining restaurant in Minneapolis succeed if they ignore the all-important fuddy-duddy demographic? In the market where these contemporary artists ply their trade, the age-old discipline of drawing human figures is considered a rather fuddy-duddy exercise. After her victory she said: ‘I think it's often said that we are portrayed as a party of fuddy-duddies but I want to go on as a modernising candidate.’ At a time when women had an uncertain place in the world and were expected to keep it, and in an age when princesses were supposed to be respected and respectable, Margaret was far too restless to be a fuddy-duddy stay-at-home. Of course, Harry would be vilified by conservative Christians and other fuddy-duddies. And before the fuddy-duddy brigade rushes to condemn the idea as a recipe for teen troubles, just pause for thought and view the project in terms of business for shop owners. You can't get a real idea of the noise and the atmosphere, and that's no exaggeration or an old fuddy-duddy thinking that everything was better in the good old days. Some of the fuddy-duddy rules and regulations perhaps have eased, and we could do with encouraging more youngsters, but we have kept the essence of the game as it always was. It has been widely reported that the select committee report calls for a greater liberalisation of Britain's drug law, and that the old fuddy-duddies in the government won't go for it. Perhaps I'm turning into a bit of a fuddy-duddy boring would-rather-stay-at-home kind of guy. But then this president seems to feel he ought to be able to act pretty much as he pleases anyway, never mind those fuddy-duddies on Capitol Hill. I didn't want to appear like a holier-than-thou fuddy-duddy so I made pleasant small talk with Tonya's date as though I approved of these sort of shenanigans. These are the sort of thoughts my grandfather might have had fifty years ago, and he was something of an anachronistic fuddy-duddy even then. For one thing, his staid demeanour and the conservatism of his dress and habits might have led one to suppose that he was a fuddy-duddy, set in his ways and hostile to change. ‘The countryside as a concept was abhorrent to most young people because it was associated with fuddy-duddies, parents and nothing to do,’ the survey said. He is, for lack of a better word, a complete fuddy-duddy. Apparently the constitution is just for stick-in-the-mud old white fuddy-duddies. Synonyms fogy, conservative, traditionalist, conformist museum piece, fossil, dinosaur, troglodyte informal stick-in-the-mud, square, stuffed shirt, back number, dodo North American informal sobersides Origin Early 20th century (originally dialect): of unknown origin. Definition of fuddy-duddy in US English: fuddy-duddy nounˈfədēˌdədēˈfədiˌdədi informal A person who is old-fashioned and fussy. he probably thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy Example sentencesExamples For one thing, his staid demeanour and the conservatism of his dress and habits might have led one to suppose that he was a fuddy-duddy, set in his ways and hostile to change. I didn't want to appear like a holier-than-thou fuddy-duddy so I made pleasant small talk with Tonya's date as though I approved of these sort of shenanigans. Lamenting its loss makes me sound like a fuddy-duddy. Some of the fuddy-duddy rules and regulations perhaps have eased, and we could do with encouraging more youngsters, but we have kept the essence of the game as it always was. At a time when women had an uncertain place in the world and were expected to keep it, and in an age when princesses were supposed to be respected and respectable, Margaret was far too restless to be a fuddy-duddy stay-at-home. You can't get a real idea of the noise and the atmosphere, and that's no exaggeration or an old fuddy-duddy thinking that everything was better in the good old days. Of course, Harry would be vilified by conservative Christians and other fuddy-duddies. It has been widely reported that the select committee report calls for a greater liberalisation of Britain's drug law, and that the old fuddy-duddies in the government won't go for it. Apparently the constitution is just for stick-in-the-mud old white fuddy-duddies. These are the sort of thoughts my grandfather might have had fifty years ago, and he was something of an anachronistic fuddy-duddy even then. He is, for lack of a better word, a complete fuddy-duddy. But then this president seems to feel he ought to be able to act pretty much as he pleases anyway, never mind those fuddy-duddies on Capitol Hill. In the market where these contemporary artists ply their trade, the age-old discipline of drawing human figures is considered a rather fuddy-duddy exercise. ‘The countryside as a concept was abhorrent to most young people because it was associated with fuddy-duddies, parents and nothing to do,’ the survey said. And before the fuddy-duddy brigade rushes to condemn the idea as a recipe for teen troubles, just pause for thought and view the project in terms of business for shop owners. Can a fine-dining restaurant in Minneapolis succeed if they ignore the all-important fuddy-duddy demographic? Perhaps I'm turning into a bit of a fuddy-duddy boring would-rather-stay-at-home kind of guy. An interesting story, no doubt - but rather incomplete without some discussion of the fact that the fuddy-duddies turned out to be right. Although some librarians are thought to be among buyers of the model, others claim it perpetuates a fuddy-duddy stereotype. After her victory she said: ‘I think it's often said that we are portrayed as a party of fuddy-duddies but I want to go on as a modernising candidate.’ Synonyms fogy, conservative, traditionalist, conformist Origin Early 20th century (originally dialect): of unknown origin.
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