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Synonyms & Antonyms of fuddy-duddy
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- a fuddy-duddy who thought that anyone too young to vote shouldn't be out past 8:00 p.m.
Synonyms for fuddy-duddy
- antediluvian,
- Colonel Blimp,
- dodo,
- fogy
- (also fogey),
- fossil,
- fud,
- mossback,
- reactionary,
- stick-in-the-mud,
- stuffed shirt
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The first known use of fuddy-duddy was circa 1904
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