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   Fud·dy-dud·dy

   /ˈfədēˌdədē/

   

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   • 1. a person who is old-fashioned and fussy: "he probably thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) old-fashioned and fussy: "they were the most fuddy-duddy parents around"

   Word Origin early 20th century (originally dialect): of unknown origin.

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   What is the meaning of fuddy-duddy?

   • Here is another really funny English word Fuddy-Duddy but a very useful word. Fuddy-Duddy is used saying about a person who has old-fashioned ideas and opinions. When you believe in something that is old-fashioned. That is when you say that person is fuddy-duddy. They think I am an old fuddy-duddy because I don’t approve of tattoos. 6. Gibberish

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   What does old fuddy duddy mean?

   • Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia . 1. 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. He's always been a fuddy-duddy, so I'm not surprised he didn't stay for a drink.

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   What is Fuddy Duddy Daddy?

   • The term is also used in the title of juvenile fiction including Kay Hoflander's The Chautauqua Kids and the Fuddy Duddy Daddy: A Tale of Pancakes & Baseball, and the Uncle Fuddy-Duddy series by Roy Windham and Polly Rushton. "Fuddy-duddy" is often used to refer to a man perceived as stodgy or foolish.

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   What does Duddy fuddiel mean?

   • Duddy fuddiel, a ragged fellow (1899). The Ngram shows no preference AmE to BrE and begins around 1900, rises steeply in 1940 for some obscure reason, then settles down. But none of this actually tells me anything about the way I, personally, use the expression to describe my own, old-fashioned, sometimes fussy and objectionable self, betimes.

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   FUDDY-DUDDY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of fuddy-duddy in English. fuddy-duddy. noun [ C ] disapproving us / ˈfʌd.iˌdʌd.i / uk / ˈfʌd.iˌdʌd.i / Add to word list. a person who has old-fashioned ideas and opinions: They think I'm an old fuddy-duddy because I don't approve of tattoos.

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   4 days ago · 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, disapproval] He didn't want all those old fuddy-duddies around. Synonyms: conservative, square [informal], dinosaur, fossil More Synonyms of fuddy-duddy.

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   noun. 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”. see more. see less. type of: conservative, conservativist. a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas.

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   Fuddy-duddy definition: a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative. See examples of FUDDY-DUDDY used in a sentence.

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   Definition of fuddy-duddy noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. writingexplained.org › idiom-dictionary › fuddy-duddyWhat Does Fuddy Duddy Mean? - Writing Explained

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   Fuddy Duddy Meaning. Definition: An old-fashioned person with prudish ideas. Sometimes this expression can describe an object as well. Origin of Fuddy Duddy. It is unclear exactly how this phrase got started. It does seem appropriate for the topic, however. Americans may have borrowed the words from Scottish.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fud‧dy-dud‧dy /ˈfʌdi ˌdʌdi/ noun (plural fuddy-duddies) [ countable] someone who has old-fashioned ideas and attitudes You’re such an old fuddy-duddy! —fuddy-duddy adjective Examples from the Corpus fuddy-duddy • That dress makes you look like such a fuddy-duddy.