What is "fuddy-duddy" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does fuddy-duddy mean in English? Meaning of fuddy-duddy definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "fuddy-duddy" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "fuddy-duddy": a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance

Noun

  • Meaning: a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance
  • Example: you may accuse me of being and old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun
  • Synonyms: fuddy-duddy
  • Hypernyms: conservative conservativist
  • Synonyms:

    square, fogy, stick-in-the-mud, old maid, stuffed shirt, granny, fusspot, dotard, dull person, fussbudget, fussy person, old fart, old fogy, old geezer, old poop,

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