
fuddy duddy



IDIOM
fud‧dy-dud‧dy /ˈfʌdi ˌdʌdi/ noun (plural fuddy-duddies) [countable]
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Synonyms & Related Wordsfuddy-duddy[noun]Synonyms: conservative, (old) fogey, square
(informal), stick-in-the-mud
(informal), stuffed shirt
(informal) [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryfud‧dy-dud‧dy /ˈfʌdi ˌdʌdi/
noun (
plural fuddy-duddies)
[countable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: Perhaps from fussy + dad or dud]
someone who has old-fashioned ideas and attitudes:
You’re such an old fuddy-duddy!—fuddy-duddy adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsfuddy-duddy [informal]someone who has old-fashioned ideas and dresses in an old-fashioned way.
You don't want to take any notice of her, she's just a pompous old fuddy-duddy! [informal]a fuddy-duddy - someone who has old-fashioned ideas and dresses in an old-fashioned way.
His ideas were irrelevant, boring and fuddy-duddy. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
fuddy duddy n. A person whose ideas and habits are old-fashioned.
His students think Professor Jones is an old fuddy-duddy. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲