fuddle-duddle

[ fuhd-l-duhd-l ]

/ ˈfʌd lˈdʌd l /

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verb (used without object), fud·dle-dud·dled, fud·dle-dud·dling.Canadian.

to depart; be off.

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Origin of fuddle-duddle

First recorded in 1970–75; used by Pierre Trudeau in his defense against accusations of muttering obscenities in Parliament by claiming that he had actually muttered a harmless phrase that possibly was fuddle-duddle; apparently extension of fuddle, after fuddy-duddy, though sense is unaccounted for

Words nearby fuddle-duddle

fucosidosis, fucoxanthin, fucus, fud, fuddle, fuddle-duddle, fuddling cup, fuddy-duddy, fudge, fudge factor, Fuegian

How to use fuddle-duddle in a sentence

Because he eats tallow candles and is happy when he can fuddle himself on bad liquor.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
He could but compose the sort of thing the court wanted of him, and in order to that, had to fuddle his brains first, poor fellow!
Thomas Wingfold, Curate|George MacDonald
Hamla Ombashi is a corporal of the transport service, and "fuddle" is to sit down.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh
Thee-ing and thou-ing till it is enough to fuddle a sober man's wits.
The Great Quest|Charles Boardman Hawes

The horrid creatures are going to fuddle at the tea-garden, and get tipsy like their masters.
The Virginians|William Makepeace Thackeray