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Definition of fuddy-duddy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fuddy-duddy

noun
 
/ˈfʌdi dʌdi/
 
/ˈfʌdi dʌdi/
(plural fuddy-duddies)
(old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. a person who has old-fashioned ideas or habits
    • You’re such an old fuddy-duddy!
    Word Originearly 20th cent. (originally dialect): of unknown origin.
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