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单词 fuddy-duddy
释义

fuddy-duddy

noun

fud·​dy-dud·​dy ˈfə-dē-ˌdə-dē How to pronounce fuddy-duddy (audio)
plural fuddy-duddies
: one that is old-fashioned, unimaginative, or conservative
fuddy-duddy adjective

Synonyms

  • antediluvian
  • Colonel Blimp
  • dodo
  • fogy
  • fogey
  • fossil
  • fud
  • mossback
  • reactionary
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • stuffed shirt
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

fuddy-duddy 1 of 2

noun

as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas a fuddy-duddy who thought that anyone too young to vote shouldn't be out past 8:00 p.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • conservative
  • fogey
  • antediluvian
  • fogy
  • veteran
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • reactionary
  • fossil
  • mossback
  • fud
  • stuffed shirt
  • dodo
  • rightist
  • Colonel Blimp
  • mandarin
  • old hand
  • Tory
  • old maid
  • old-timer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • trendy
  • hipster
  • liberal
  • modern
  • radical
  • progressive

fuddy-duddy

2 of 2

adjective

as in stodgy

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stodgy
  • dowdy
  • fogeyish
  • ossified
  • fogyish
  • neoconservative
  • blimpish
  • ultraright
  • set
  • staunch
  • ultrarightist
  • faithful
  • loyal
  • steadfast
  • antimodern
  • reactionary
  • right-wing
  • Tory
  • hidebound
  • stanch
  • conventional
  • devoted
  • unprogressive
  • conservative
  • antiliberal
  • right
  • ultraconservative
  • traditional
  • true-blue
  • traditionalistic
  • orthodox
  • antirevolutionary
  • steady
  • square
  • antiprogressive
  • archconservative
  • old-fashioned
  • standpat
  • true
  • antireform
  • paleoconservative
  • buttoned-down
  • old-school
  • old-line
  • mossbacked
  • button-down
  • brassbound
  • die-hard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • liberal
  • progressive
  • nontraditional
  • radical
  • extremist
  • unconventional
  • nonconservative
  • revolutionary
  • nonconventional
  • antiestablishment
  • unorthodox
  • modern
  • nonconformist
  • contemporary
  • nonorthodox
  • large-minded
  • broad-minded
  • anticonventional
  • antitraditional
  • open-minded
  • radical
  • advanced
  • lefty
  • ultraleft
  • ultraradical
  • ultraleftist
  • ultraprogressive
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