fuddy-duddy

fud·dy-dud·dy  (fd-dd)

n. pl. fud·dy-dud·dies

An old-fashioned, fussy person.

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fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ]

n pl -dies

Informal a person, esp an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull

[of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fuddy-duddy - 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" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech conservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

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fuddy-duddy

noun (Informal) conservative, square (informal), dinosaur, fossil, dodo (informal), museum piece, stick-in-the-mud (informal), stuffed shirt (informal), back number (informal), (old) fogey We didn't want all those old fuddy-duddies around.

Translations

fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ]

A. ADJ (= old) → viejo; (= old-fashioned) → chapado a la antigua

B. N → carroza mf

fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdidʌdi] n (pejorative) → vieux* schnock $(vieille)mf

fuddy-duddy (inf)

adj → verknöchert, verkalkt

n → komischer Kauz (inf); an old fuddy-duddy → ein alter Kauz

fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ] n (pej) → parruccone m