单词 | fuddy-duddy |
释义 | fuddy-duddy[ fuhd-ee-duhd-ee, -duhd-ee ] / ˈfʌd iˌdʌd i, -ˈdʌd i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fuddy-duddy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural fud·dy-dud·dies.Also fuddy.a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative. a person who is fussy or picayune about details; fussbudget. adjectivestuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative. fussy; picayune. Origin of fuddy-duddyFirst recorded in 1900–05; of obscure origin Words nearby fuddy-duddyfucus, fud, fuddle, fuddle-duddle, fuddling cup, fuddy-duddy, fudge, fudge factor, Fuegian, fuel, fuel air bomb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fuddy-duddyfuddy-duddy / (ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ) / noun plural -diesinformal a person, esp an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull Word Origin for fuddy-duddyC20: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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