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Что (кто) такое fuddy-duddy - определение
Fuddy-duddy
PERSON WHO IS FUSSY WHILE OLD-FASHIONED, TRADITIONALIST, CONFORMIST, OR CONSERVATIVE
Fuddy duddy; Fuddy-duddies
"Fuddy-duddy" (or "fuddy duddy" or "fuddy-dud")Tom Dalzell The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is a term for a person who is fussy while old-fashioned, traditionalist, conformist or conservative, sometimes almost to the point of eccentricity or geekiness. It is a slang term, mildly derogatory but sometimes affectionate too and can be used to describe someone with a zealous focus on order.
fuddy-duddy
PERSON WHO IS FUSSY WHILE OLD-FASHIONED, TRADITIONALIST, CONFORMIST, OR CONSERVATIVE
Fuddy duddy; Fuddy-duddies
(fuddy-duddies)
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. (OLD-FASHIONED)
He didn't want all those old fuddy-duddies around.
N-COUNT [disapproval]
fuddy-duddy
PERSON WHO IS FUSSY WHILE OLD-FASHIONED, TRADITIONALIST, CONFORMIST, OR CONSERVATIVE
Fuddy duddy; Fuddy-duddies
¦ noun (plural fuddy-duddies) informal a person who is very old-fashioned and pompous.
Origin
early 20th cent. (orig. dialect): of unknown origin.
Примеры употребления для fuddy-duddy
1. "It‘s definitely less fuddy–duddy and more trendy," said Ms Martin.
2. We know the world is changing and don‘t want to seem fuddy–duddy or to be left behind.
3. NOT FUDDY–DUDDY The Conservatives‘ shadow foreign secretary has made his first visit to Brussels since getting the job.
4. The Tory party needs to get away from this old fuddy duddy image and move into the 21st century.
5. London won the bid by selling itself as an almost independent principality, distinct from the rest of fuddy–duddy Britain.