fuddy-duddy
noun
[ ˈfʌdɪdʌdi ]
• a person who is old-fashioned and fussy.
• "he probably thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy"
Similar:
fogy,
conservative,
traditionalist,
conformist,
museum piece,
fossil,
dinosaur,
troglodyte,
stick-in-the-mud,
square,
stuffed shirt,
back number,
dodo,
sobersides,
fuddy-duddy
adjective
• (of a person) old-fashioned and fussy.
• "they were the most fuddy-duddy parents around"
Origin:
early 20th century (originally dialect): of unknown origin.
