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Meaning of "fuddy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUDDY

fuddy  [ˈfʌdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUDDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fuddy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUDDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Loretta Fuddy

Loretta Jean Fuddy was an American health official and social worker from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Fuddy served simultaneously as the Director of the Hawaii Department of Health and the Mayor of Kalawao County from 2011 until her death.[1] Under Hawaii state law, the Director of the Hawaii Department of Health, who is appointed by the governor, simultaneously serves as the Mayor of Kalawao County while in office.[2][3][4].[4] Fuddy, who was born on April 12, 1948, was nicknamed "Deliana."[5][6] She was raised in Kaimuki, on the island of Oahu, and graduated from Sacred Hearts Academy.[7][5] In a 2013 interview, she described her upbringing as the motivation behind her career in public service, "I'm a child of the ’60s, the Kennedy era of 'ask what you can do for your country' public service and Catholic values."[5] She received degrees in sociology, social work and public health from the University of Hawaii.[7][5] Fuddy also completed doctoral studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.[5] Fuddy worked in health and human services for forty years.

Definition of fuddy in the English dictionary

The definition of fuddy in the dictionary is old-fashioned, conservative, dull.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUDDY


bloody
ˈblʌdɪ
buddy
ˈbʌdɪ
cruddy
ˈkrʌdɪ
cuddie
ˈkʌdɪ
cuddy
ˈkʌdɪ
duddie
ˈdʌdɪ
fuddy-duddy
ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ
muddy
ˈmʌdɪ
nuddy
ˈnʌdɪ
outstudy
ˌaʊtˈstʌdɪ
overstudy
ˌəʊvəˈstʌdɪ
restudy
ˌriːˈstʌdɪ
ruddy
ˈrʌdɪ
self-study
ˌsɛlfˈstʌdɪ
spuddy
ˈspʌdɪ
study
ˈstʌdɪ
unbloody
ʌnˈblʌdɪ
understudy
ˈʌndəˌstʌdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUDDY

fucoid
fucoidal
fucose
fucoxanthin
fucus
fucused
fud
fuddle
fuddled
fuddler
fuddy-duddies
fuddy-duddy
fudge
Fuegian
Fuehrer
fuel
fuel air bomb
fuel cell
fuel efficiency
fuel element

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUDDY

addy
big Daddy
buddy-buddy
caddy
chuddy
daddy
diddy
eddy
fuck buddy
giddy
in the nuddy
kiddy
noddy
paddy
puddy
reddy
shoddy
sugar daddy
teddy
toddy

Synonyms and antonyms of fuddy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fuddy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUDDY

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The translations of fuddy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fuddy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fuddy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuddy
570 millions of speakers

English

fuddy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fuddy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

добродушного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fuddy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যস্তবাগীশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éméché
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fuddy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fuddy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fuddy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진부한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fuddy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fuddy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fuddy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लेडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fuddy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuddy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fuddy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добродушного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fuddy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fuddy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fuddy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fuddy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fuddy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fuddy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUDDY»

The term «fuddy» is regularly used and occupies the 75.472 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUDDY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fuddy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUDDY»

Discover the use of fuddy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fuddy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fuddy Meers
Smash hit American comedy about an amnesia sufferer with a peculiarly sunny disposition.
David Lindsey-Abaire, 2006
2
Uncle Fuddy-duddy: Rabbit Tales
Tales about an imaginary rabbit called "Uncle Fuddy-Duddy" and all the adventures he had, that I told to small gradchildren.
Roy Windham, 2004
3
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Skip Tracer Bullets
“The name is Mrs. Clarimonde Fuddy. If you laugh, I'll hand you one. I got a roomin' house on Forty-sixth. Two jerks run out on me. I want 'em skip-traced. You git ten percent of what I git out of 'em if you catch 'em,” Mrs. Fuddy said and took a  ...
Joe Archibald, 2014
4
Barter Island
rial-*Fat Albert, the 1946 Chevrolet truck, has been without doors for longer than anyone, including its owner, Fuddy McFarland, can remember. Tonight Fuddy and his lifelong companion, Skippy Groth, are riding in Fat Albert to the party in ...
Peter Scott, 2007
5
The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
That middle manager couldn't understand the features of all the different systems, and ultimately decided that nobody ever got fired for buying an IBM. — AndyIhnatko,Cyberspeak, pp. 77–78,1997 fuddy noun an old-fashioned person US, 1958 ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
6
Uncle Fuddy-Duddy and the Big Bad Bear
This is a book for children about an imaginary rabbit named Uncle Fuddy-Duddy.
Roy Windham, 2010
7
Beadle's Dime Song Book, etc
I see'd three p'licemen in the strand, Luddy, fuddy, oh, poor luddy, heigho; vI see' d three p'licelnan in the strand, 7 , ~ And I honored as they'd got a chase on hand, ' .. .. Luddy, fuddy, oh, poor ltlddy, hei'ghoClients—Laddy, fuddy, oh, poor ...
Erastus F. BEADLE, 1863
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
And Brian Reid, who had been hired as Google's director of operations in 2002 at age 52, filed suit against the company after he was fired in 2004, claiming he was commonly referred to as "old man" and an "old fuddy-duddy" and was told ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
9
Fuddy Meers
Fuddy Meers is an American play by David Lindsay-Abaire. It tells the story of an amnesiac, Claire, who awakens each morning as a blank slate on which her husband and teenage son must imprint the facts of her life.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
10
The Chautauqua Kids and the Fuddy Duddy Daddy: A Tale of ...
THE FUDDY DUDDY DADDY Richard Austin Maxwell liked the nickname Mom gave him.
Kay Hoflander, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUDDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fuddy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Annapolis resident rethinks Maryland's state song - Capital Gazette
But maybe I'm just some old fuddy-duddy." Last week, according to The Associated Press, Del. Karen Lewis Young, of Frederick, submitted ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
2
The incredible, disappearing road - Omaha.com: Papillion Times
... and bikini-clad goddesses and just everything you could possibly desire, except for that boring old fuddy-duddy thing, a functioning economy. «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
3
The Bridge Column: Getting slammed by one's own partner …
No one did more than Omar to bring glamour, excitement and hard cash to what was once perceived as a fuddy-duddy parlour game. Omar's ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
4
The only whey is British: the great cheese revolution - Telegraph
Put down the port and step away from the cheese trolley. The once fuddy-duddy world of British cheese is in the throes of a revolution, thanks to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Rewind: When Laker skittled the Aussies | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
It's still being discussed by the old fuddy-duddies but none of us knew what really happened with it." Clouds of dust as the groundsman sweeps ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
6
Liam Barnes: American craft beer revolution boosts British brewing …
This has led, in turn, to counterattacks from craft beer lovers, who accuse Camra of the usual stuck-in-the-mud fuddy-duddiness that comes with ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
$1.2M Morningside Contemporary Is Not for Fuddy-Duddys
At first glance, this four-bedroom contemporary in Morningside looks like a dull gray box with a front yard made of rocks. But a closer look ... «Curbed National, Jul 15»
8
King's court – a one-off judge calls time
... was once kicked out of court by a fuddy-duddy judge who saw red over her outfit, which included green stockings and matching green shoes. «The Age, Jul 15»
9
Primates of Park Avenue: quotes that will make you LOL at the UES …
... fuddy-duddy argyle cardigans for mini-me boys. It was all made in Italy or France. Except the pajamas, which were always made in Portugal. «amNY, Jul 15»
10
Trump pressed on Obama birth doubts
Hawaii's state Health Department chief Loretta Fuddy, who waived state prohibitions and turned over a copy of the document Obama released ... «WND.com, Jul 15»

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