fuddy-duddy

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(fud′ē dud′ē)

noun pl. fuddy-duddies

  1. a fussy, critical person
  2. an old-fashioned person

Origin: redupl., prob. based on dial. fud, buttocks

See fuddy-duddy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. fud·dy-dud·dies
An old-fashioned, fussy person.

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