fuddy-duddy
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“What could be more fuddy duddy and out of step than the seascape?”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
“It’s not fuddy duddy; it’s engaging. You can … spend a lot of money but it’s a hobby you can enjoy inexpensively too.”
From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2020
Frasier could get a fuddy duddy Gilbert and Sullivan patter number.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020
Another way she's about the past - an old fuddy duddy.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2016
The trio first met at high school, where Madge first fell for the old "fuddy duddy" Harold, although preferred the more roguish Lou.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2015
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