| 单词 | fuddy-duddy |
| 释义 | fuddy-duddy (once / 187609 pages) n An old-fashioned, fussy person can be called a fuddy-duddy. You might accuse your best friend of being a fuddy-duddy if she prefers staying home drinking tea and reading on Saturday nights, instead of going dancing with you. A fuddy-duddy has no sense of humor and is disapproving and a bit pompous. Fuddy-duddies seem dull and conservative, overly careful, and critical of other people's decisions. While we know fuddy-duddy first appeared in print in the late 1800s, and that it originated in the United States, its origin is a mystery. WORD FAMILYfuddy-duddy USAGE EXAMPLESI’m not an old fuddy-duddy, but this particular misuse of the languagegoogle.com has always irritated me. New York Times(Nov 26, 2016) I, for one, have never seen a clown that either entertained me or made me smile, but maybe I’m an old fuddy-duddy. Salon(Oct 30, 2016) For me, a writer of strong fuddy-duddy credentials, the sad dramatic irony really was too much. The New Yorker(Oct 22, 2016) n 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 Hyper conservative, conservativist a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas |
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