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as in fogey
a person with old-fashioned ideas a fuddy-duddy who thought that anyone too young to vote shouldn't be out past 8:00 p.m.

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fuddy-duddy

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adjective

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Recent Examples of fuddy-duddy
Noun
Her characters were women whose roles often implied their own eventual replacements: teachers, fading former love interests, fuddy-duddy old-fashioned relics. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 The good news is that for every fuddy-duddy like myself who can’t seem to get on board with crowdfunding kids’ lives, there are twice as many generous, kind-hearted individuals willing to give a little—or a lot—toward schools, sports, and charities. Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2024 Another group of screenwriters have mocked Ms. Lombardini online as a fuddy-duddy who hangs out at chain restaurants, the taunt being that no Hollywood person would be caught dead in one. John Koblin, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023 And that’s part of what the Oscars, in their slightly fuddy-duddy way, can do: confer respectability on popular movies that represent groundbreaking achievement. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuddy-duddy
Adjective
  • This week’s decision behind closed doors by the PLO’s aging leadership is likely to reinforce its image as stodgy and remote.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Distribution with Regal is indicative of Leitner-Waldman’s theory that wine drinkers are eschewing the more stodgy and outdated way that they were presented wines—the white tablecloth fine dining experience—and instead seeking to sip on wine during more active occasions.
    John Kell, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • These Are the Dark-Horse Contenders The church is recent years has been sharply divided between conservatives and progressives.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • That’s what both Blume’s novel and Akil’s adaptation offer audiences: A safe space to have those conversations, the very ones that conservatives want so desperately to muzzle right now.
    Candice Frederick, Refinery29, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • These designs deliver on arch support without feeling dowdy.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the cutout neckline and darted bodice prevent it from being dowdy.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The 6-foot 8-inch, 10-year NBA veteran became a minority stakeholder of Leeds United in 2023, buying in through Leeds owner 49ers Enterprises.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 May 2025

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