单词 | fuddy-duddy |
释义 | fuddy-duddy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfuddy-duddyfud‧dy-dud‧dy /ˈfʌdi ˌdʌdi/ noun (plural fuddy-duddies) [countable]someone who has old-fashioned ideas and attitudesold fuddy-duddy! You’re such an —fuddy-duddy adjectiveExamples from the Corpusfuddy-duddy• That dress makes you look like such a fuddy-duddy.• No doubt you will merely accuse me of being an old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun.• I know I sound like some fuddy-duddy here.old fuddy-duddy• No doubt you will merely accuse me of being an old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun.Origin fuddy-duddy (1900-2000) Perhaps from fussy + dad or dud |
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