Fuddy-duddy Definition

fŭdē-dŭdē
fuddy-duddies
noun
A fussy, critical person.
Webster's New World
A person regarded as being limited by old-fashioned customs, tastes, beliefs, etc.
Webster's New World

Alternative form of fuddy-duddy.

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Noun

Singular:
fuddy-duddy
Plural:
fuddy-duddies

Origin of Fuddy-duddy

  • Unknown, c. 1900 US

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fuddy-duddy Sentence Examples

  • We know the world is changing and don't want to seem fuddy-duddy or to be left behind.

  • We're told it's going to replace fuddy-duddy old received pronunciation as the standard accent.

  • There's nothing more romantic than a long nightgown, but unfortunately many of them just don't have very modern sensibilities - in other words, they're too itchy or too fuddy-duddy to really be relevant with today's stylish woman.

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