fuddy-duddy

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And not to be a fuddy-duddy, but I can think of many better uses, including using that desire to connect with people to motivate charity work, political organizing, or just throwing a dinner party.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

Showing the BBC around his former stomping ground, Harold's Café, he expressed confidence his cardigan-wearing "fuddy-duddy" character would live on.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022

“She’s always very smartly turned out but appropriate for her age. Not so fuddy-duddy as she used to be.’

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2022

Carrie is now the “cisgender woman” on a podcast whose younger co-hosts make her feel like a fuddy-duddy.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

You're a nice old fuddy-duddy that father sent to the spaceport because he figured you'd be too timid to get into trouble.

From The Pirates of Ersatz by Freas, Kelly