duddy

Or dud·die

[duhd-ee]

adjective

Scot.

1. ragged; tattered.

Word History and Origins

Origin of duddy¹

First recorded in 1715–25; dud(s) + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“What could be more fuddy duddy and out of step than the seascape?”

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Returning to Canada in the early 1970s, Kotcheff directed 1974’s adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” starring Richard Dreyfuss.

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Duddy has worked for the Chargers since 1993, when he was a junior in high school and working as a ball boy at training camp.

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Frantic, Duddy sprinted up the stairs to the press box to fix the problem.

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At training camp, it was Duddy’s job to transport dejected players to the airport.

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