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fuddy–duddy
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fuddy–duddy
(noun)
fuddy–duddy
/
ˈ
fʌdiˌdʌdi/
noun
plural
fuddy–duddies
fuddy–duddy
/
ˈ
fʌdiˌdʌdi/
noun
plural
fuddy–duddies
Britannica Dictionary definition of FUDDY–DUDDY
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informal + disapproving
:
a person with old-fashioned or conservative ideas and attitudes
He's just an old
fuddy-duddy
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