fuddy-duddy

English - Turkish

Definition of fuddy-duddy in English Turkish dictionary

tutucu

örümcek kafalı kimse

eski kafalı

eski kafalı kimse

tutucu kimse

eski kafalı

Related Terms

fuddyduddy

müşkülpesent kimse

fuddyduddy

dili geri kafalı kimse

English - English

Definition of fuddy-duddy in English English dictionary

An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person

My grandma is a fuddy-duddy when it comes to keeping her house clean.

{s} old-fashioned, unusually conservative

{i} person (usually elderly) with old-fashioned manners and ideas, dull person

a bore

disapproval If you describe someone as a fuddy-duddy, you are criticizing or making fun of them because they are old-fashioned in their appearance or attitudes. He didn't want all those old fuddy-duddies around. fuddy-duddies someone who has old-fashioned ideas and attitudes

Hyphenation

fud·dy-dud·dy

Synonyms

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

Etymology

[ 'f&-dE-"d&-dE ] (noun.) circa 1904. Unknown, c. 1900 US