fuddy-duddy

fud·dy-dud·dy

 (fŭd′ē-dŭd′ē)

n. pl. fud·dy-dud·dies

An old-fashioned, fussy person.

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[Origin unknown.]

fuddy-duddy

(ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ)

n, pl -dies

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

[C20: of uncertain origin]

fud•dy-dud•dy

(ˈfʌd iˌdʌd i, -ˈdʌd i)

n., pl. -dud•dies,
adj. n.

1. a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.

2. a person who is fussy or picayune about details; fussbudget.

adj.

3. stuffy; old-fashioned.

4. fussy.

Also, fud′dy.

[1900–05; of obscure orig.]

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

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.

fuddy-duddy

noun

An old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate:

fogy, fossil, mossback.

Informal: stick-in-the-mud.

Slang: square.

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