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- antediluvian,
- Colonel Blimp,
- dodo,
- fogy
- (also fogey),
- fossil,
- fud,
- mossback,
- reactionary,
- stick-in-the-mud,
- stuffed shirt
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“Fuddy-duddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuddy-duddy. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of fuddy-duddy was circa 1904
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