Fuddy-duddy – A person who is old fashioned and has old fashioned ideas

(Pronounced fuh-dee duh-dee)

To remember the definition of the word fuddy-duddy, use the following mnemonic:

It's always fun to be at daddy's. People say it's a dump at daddy's too (fuddy-duddy) but his place is just old fashioned.

Examples of fuddy-duddy in a sentence

I know I sound like a fuddy-duddy, but I prefer a nice evening at home, rather than at a club.

My professor at school is such a fuddy-duddy.

Even at 90, he wasn't considered fuddy-duddy, he'd kept up with the times with his dress sense and ideas.