fuddy-duddy

/ˈfʌd.iˌdʌd.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfʌd.iˌdʌd.i/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfə-dē-ˌdə-dē How to pronounce fuddy-duddy (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈfʌdi dʌdi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfʌdi dʌdi/ (ame, ipa)

fuddy-duddy — noun

1. a person whose attitudes, tastes, or rules seem too old-fashioned and unwilling

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person whose attitudes, tastes, or rules seem too old-fashioned and unwilling to change

例句

Sumin called her uncle a fuddy-duddy when he banned music at dinner.

call someone a fuddy-duddy

Darius sounded like a fuddy-duddy after praising fax machines in the meeting.

sound like a fuddy-duddy

同義詞
  • stick-in-the-mud

    stronger for someone who resists new plans and spoils momentum

  • square

    informal and often used for someone seen as dull or uncool

  • traditionalist

    more neutral and often used for deliberate support of older customs

反義詞
  • trendsetter

    someone who likes new styles and influences others

  • free spirit

    someone more open and less tied to strict old rules

  • modernizer

    someone who actively pushes for newer methods

文法句型

be a fuddy-duddy

call someone a fuddy-duddy

sound like a fuddy-duddy

用法筆記

Usually used to criticize someone for resisting new habits, technology, or social changes. It sounds mildly mocking rather than neutral.

常見錯誤

❌My grandmother is a fuddy-duddy because she is seventy.
✅My grandmother can seem like a fuddy-duddy because she rejects every new gadget.
💡this word criticizes old-fashioned attitudes, not age by itself.

fuddy-duddy — adjective