fuddy-duddy

[fuhd-ee-duhd-ee, -duhd-ee]

noun

plural

fuddy-duddies 

1. a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.

2. a person who is fussy or picayune about details; fussbudget.

adjective

1. stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.

2. fussy; picayune.

fuddy-duddy

/ ˈfʌdɪˌdʌdɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a person, esp an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuddy-duddy¹

First recorded in 1900–05; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuddy-duddy¹

C20: of uncertain origin