- fuddy-duddy
- noun (plural -dies) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1904 one that is old-fashioned, unimaginative, or conservative • fuddy-duddy adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fuddy-duddy
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fuddy-duddy — ► NOUN (pl. fuddy duddies) informal ▪ a person who is very old fashioned and pompous. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
fuddy-duddy — [fud′ē dud΄ē] n. pl. fuddy duddies [redupl., prob. based on dial. fud, buttocks] Informal 1. a fussy, critical person 2. an old fashioned person … English World dictionary
fuddy-duddy — old fashioned person, 1871, Amer.Eng., of uncertain origin … Etymology dictionary
fuddy-duddy — [n] fussy person fussbudget, fusspot*, old fogy*, old geezer*, old poop*, square*, stick in the mud*, stuffed shirt*; concept 423 … New thesaurus
fuddy-duddy — [[t]fʌ̱di dʌdi[/t]] fuddy duddies N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a fuddy duddy, you are criticizing or making fun of them because they are old fashioned in their appearance or attitudes. [OLD FASHIONED] He didn t want all those… … English dictionary
fuddy-duddy — fud|dy dud|dy [ˈfʌdi ˌdʌdi] n plural fuddy duddies [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 adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
fuddy-duddy — UK [ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms fuddy duddy : singular fuddy duddy plural fuddy duddies informal someone who has old fashioned attitudes and is rather boring … English dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
fuddy-duddy — noun (C) someone who has old fashioned ideas and attitudes: You re such an old fuddy duddy. Most women wear trousers these days! fuddy duddy adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fuddy-duddy — {n.} A person whose ideas and habits are old fashioned. * /His students think Professor Jones is an old fuddy duddy./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fuddy-duddy — {n.} A person whose ideas and habits are old fashioned. * /His students think Professor Jones is an old fuddy duddy./ … Dictionary of American idioms
