fuddy
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈfʌdi/
- Archaic
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carca
- At the party, I could tell she was a fuddy when she criticized the music choices.
And we felt like we were the, the, the old fuddy duddies.
- And we felt like we were the, the, the old fuddy duddies.
- And my character's not, he's sort of a fuddy Duddy professor, former spy, kind of, you know, all these things, they only happen on TV.
Examples
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You go on with your frisky self, and don't let Mr. Fuddy-Duddy piss on your parade.
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But those are usually bad weirdos or fuddies.
Blog text (13) -
Mr. Fuddy-Duddy's leaving.
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Mrs. Beatty and her fuddy friends—of course, Carol didn't know they were fuddies at the time—
Fiction book (2001) -
My office too has received numerous constituent requests, and I agree with Director Fuddy's assertion in her letter of April 25, 2011, that the sheer volume of inquiries has "been disruptive to staff operations and has strained State resources."
Blog text (13) -
My grandfather is a real fuddy; he refuses to modernize his home.
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People often call him a fuddy because he doesn't like new technology.
Synonyms
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9.7
A person who is old-fashioned and dislikes new ideas
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8.1
A person who acts silly and old-fashioned to make people laugh
Antonyms
Compounds
How Old-Fashioned
- Offensive
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8.3
- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Fuddy as a noun comes from the longer playful name fuddy-duddy, which people used for someone who sticks to old ways. So a fuddy is a person who is 'old-fashioned' and dislikes new trends.