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单词 fuddy-duddy
释义

fuddy-duddy

[ fuhd-ee-duhd-ee, -duhd-ee ]
/ ˈfʌd iˌdʌd i, -ˈdʌd i /
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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.

adjective

stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.
fussy; picayune.

Origin of fuddy-duddy

First recorded in 1900–05; of obscure origin

Words nearby fuddy-duddy

fucus, fud, fuddle, fuddle-duddle, fuddling cup, fuddy-duddy, fudge, fudge factor, Fuegian, fuel, fuel air bomb
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British Dictionary definitions for fuddy-duddy

fuddy-duddy
/ (ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

informal a person, esp an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull

Word Origin for fuddy-duddy

C20: 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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