Fuddy-duddy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfʌdiˌdʌdi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fuddy-duddy is a noun meaning (US, informal) An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person.
Meaning
(US, informal) An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person.
More Meanings
- (US, informal) Old-fashioned and persnickety or ineffective.
Example Sentences
My grandma is a fuddy-duddy when it comes to keeping her house clean.
Kingsolver lives by the tenets of her public-spirited fictional characters, whom she sculpts with a keen eye for individuality, e.g. Nannie Land Rawley, a seventy-something orchardist who shocks a fuddy-duddy male neighbor by wearing shorts, […]
Word Forms
- fuddy-duddies
- fuddyduddy
- fuddy-duddier
- fuddy-duddiest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fuddyduddy, fudd, fuddler, hoddydoddy, fogey, fopdoodle.
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