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fuddy-duddy

[fuhd-ee-duhd-ee, -duhd-ee] / ˈfʌd iˌdʌd i, -ˈdʌd i /
NOUN
old-fashion person
Synonyms
STRONG
dotard fogy fusspot granny square stick-in-the-mud
WEAK
dull person fussbudget fussy person old fart old fogy old geezer old maid old poop stuffed shirt

Example Sentences

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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

But while Mr. Matsubara noted rainbows at a WeWork, an “old fuddy-duddy dress shop” and on Seamless, he was untroubled.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2019

And now he was like the others in the party—an amiable fuddy-duddy.

From Gargoyles by Hecht, Ben

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.