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fuddy-duddy
" At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I don't have a computer; I don't have e-mail; and I really don't need something in my house that I would be sitting in front of for hours."
Marian McPartland

Meaning of "fuddy-duddy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUDDY-DUDDY

Of uncertain origin.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FUDDY-DUDDY

ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUDDY-DUDDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fuddy-Duddy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUDDY-DUDDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fuddy-duddy

A fuddy-duddy, sometimes without the hyphen, is a person who is fussy while old-fashioned, traditionalist, conformist, or conservative, sometimes almost to the point of eccentricity or geekiness. It is a slang term, mildly derogatory but sometimes affectionate too, that dates to ca. 1907 and can be used to describe someone with a zealous focus on order. The terms fusspot, fusser, stick-in-the-mud, spoilsport, wet blanket, old fogy/fogey, stuffed shirt and fuddy-dud are synonyms of the term.

Definition of fuddy-duddy in the English dictionary

The definition of fuddy-duddy in the dictionary is a person, esp an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUDDY-DUDDY

bloody · buddy · cruddy · cuddie · cuddy · duddie · fuddy · muddy · nuddy · outstudy · overstudy · restudy · ruddy · self-study · spuddy · study · unbloody · understudy

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUDDY-DUDDY

fucose · fucoxanthin · fucus · fucused · fud · fuddle · fuddled · fuddler · fuddy · fuddy-duddies · fudge · Fuegian · Fuehrer · fuel · fuel air bomb · fuel cell · fuel efficiency · fuel element · fuel gauge · fuel injection

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUDDY-DUDDY

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-duddy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FUDDY-DUDDY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fuddy-duddy» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «fuddy-duddy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUDDY-DUDDY

Find out the translation of fuddy-duddy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fuddy-duddy 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-duddy» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

fuddy ,达迪
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

chapado a la antigua
570 millions of speakers
en

English

fuddy-duddy
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने ढंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fuddy - دادي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ворчун
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fuddy - Duddy
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সেকেলে ধরনের লোক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

fuddy - duddy
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Fuddy-duddy
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

verstaubt
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

時代遅れの
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

귀찮은
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Fuddy-duddy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fuddy - duddy
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

fuddy-Duddy
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लेडी-डडनी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

eski kafalı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fuddy - Duddy
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

fuddy - duddy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

буркотун
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

fuddy - duddy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fuddy - Duddy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fuddy - duddy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fuddy - duddy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fuddy - duddy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fuddy-duddy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUDDY-DUDDY»

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

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QUOTES WITH «FUDDY-DUDDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fuddy-duddy.
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Marian McPartland
At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I don't have a computer; I don't have e-mail; and I really don't need something in my house that I would be sitting in front of for hours.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUDDY-DUDDY»

Discover the use of fuddy-duddy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fuddy-duddy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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
2
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
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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
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
—AndyIhnatko,Cyberspeak, pp. 77–78,1997 fuddy noun an old-fashioned person US, 1958 An abbreviation of FUDDY-DUDDY. • Well, here's my point, Eleanor: the girls are cooped in here the whole day with all old sick fuddies— then a ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
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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
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Mr. Fuddy Duddy Paints His House: A 'light' Lesson
Mr. Fuddy Duddy was a nice enough guy. He wouldn't let anyone help him because he was never satisfied with the result.Sometimes letting others help is a gift in itself. We can all learn from one another.
Sharon Schenbeck, 2011
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RetroChristianity: Reclaiming the Forgotten Faith
For the second forty years of his life, a fuddy-duddy continues to comb back his thinning hair, listen to the same cassette tapes over and over, wear three-piece suits to special occasions, have the newspaper delivered to his door, and type ...
Michael J. Svigel, 2012
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Uncle Fuddy-duddy Learns to Fly!
Stories told to young grandchildren.
Roy Windham, Roy Windham, 2005
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Bo Drew
His two best friends, Fuddy Duddy and Holmes, already had theirs. Fuddy Duddy, The Fud for short, didn't know if he should find something to erase or play with his . Holmes was already erasing and re-writing his work neatly. Two other ...
Dale Benjamin Drakeford, Dale Drakeford
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The Detective Novels of Agatha Christie: A Reader's Guide
For example: In The Secret of Chimneys and The Seven Dials Mystery, Bundle Brent has a lovable fuddy- duddy for a father but no mother. Evidently her mother is dead, and she is never mentioned. In The Boomerang Clue, Frankie Derwent ...
James Zemboy, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUDDY-DUDDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fuddy-duddy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Annapolis resident rethinks Maryland's state song
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
... 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
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»
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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»
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Primates of Park Avenue: 8 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»
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Between the Buried and Me – Coma Ecliptic
Fuddy-duddy dad prog is not the only standard. The Mars Volta made plenty of hay by repeating their catchy, sexy vocal hooks to satisfaction. «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
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Unburdening My Mind
I'm hardly a fuddy-duddy, but when so many people are in favor of legalizing narcotics; celebrating homosexuality; defending jury nullification; ... «Patriot Post, Jul 15»
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Hacking Team's Lame Excuse for Selling Digital Weapons to Sudan
Just because some fuddy-duddy activist group like the UN puts LABELS on a government doesn't mean it's necessarily “repressive,” you hippie ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
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Sister Corita and the art at Pasadena's heart: Larry Wilson
... Jim Watterson and friends and remade what had been a bit fuddy-duddy — as, truthfully, the arts were in Pasadena — into something cutting ... «The Pasadena Star-News, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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