ЧТО ОЗНАЧАЕТ СЛОВО FUDDY-DUDDY
Ворчливый
Пышная палочка, иногда без дефиса, - это человек, который суетливый, в то время как старомодный, традиционалистский, конформистский или консервативный, иногда почти до уровня эксцентричности или гейности. Это сленговый термин, мягко оскорбительный, но иногда и ласковый, который датируется ок. 1907 и может быть использован для описания кого-то с ревностным фокусом на заказ. Синонимы термина термины fusspot, fusser, stick-in-the-mud, spoilsport, мокрые одеяло, старая туманность / туманность, фаршированная рубашка и fuddy-dud.
Значение слова fuddy-duddy в словаре английский языка
Определение fuddy-duddy в словаре - это человек, особенно пожилой, чрезвычайно консервативный или скучный.
ЦИТАТЫ СО СЛОВОМ «FUDDY-DUDDY»
Известные цитаты и высказывания со словом
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.
КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «FUDDY-DUDDY»
Поиск случаев использования слова
fuddy-duddy в следующих библиографических источниках. Книги, относящиеся к слову
fuddy-duddy, и краткие выдержки из этих книг для получения представления о контексте использования этого слова в литературе на английский языке.
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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.
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Uncle
Fuddy-
Duddy and the Big Bad Bear
This is a book for children about an imaginary rabbit named Uncle Fuddy-Duddy.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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Uncle
Fuddy-
duddy Learns to Fly!
Stories told to young grandchildren.
Roy Windham, Roy Windham,
2005
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 ...
НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «FUDDY-DUDDY»
Здесь показано, как национальная и международная пресса использует термин
fuddy-duddy в контексте приведенных ниже новостных статей.
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»
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, Июл 15»