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fuddy-duddy

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fud·dy-dud·dy  (fd-dd)
n. pl. fud·dy-dud·dies
An old-fashioned, fussy person.
[Origin unknown.]
fuddy-duddy
Noun
pl -dies Informal a person, esp. an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdɪdʌdɪ] (pej) n → carcamal m; carroza m/f
adj → chapado a la antigua
fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdɪdʌdɪ] adj (pej) → vieux jeu inv, ringard(e)
fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdɪdʌdɪ] (pej) n → Langweiler m
fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdɪdʌdɪ] n (pej) → parruccone m


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At the enunciation of the aspirate, Fuddy-Duddy, the incapable terrapin, came to a dead halt, and before the vowel had died away up the ravine had folded up all his eight legs and lain down in the dusty road, regardless of the effect upon his derned skin.
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