First Known Use: circa 1904
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fuddy–duddy
noun fud·dy–dud·dy \ˈfə-dē-ˌdə-dē\
: a person with old-fashioned or conservative ideas and attitudes
plural fud·dy–dud·dies
Full Definition of FUDDY-DUDDY
: one that is old-fashioned, unimaginative, or conservative
— fuddy–duddy adjective
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Origin of FUDDY-DUDDY
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- antediluvian, Colonel Blimp, dodo, fossil, fud, fuddy-duddy, mossback, reactionary, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirt
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