Fuddy-duddy

Translation of "fuddy-duddy" into Russian

Noun

fuddy-duddy

fuddy-duddies pl

Informal; often humorous term for a person with old-fashioned attitudes

Разговорное, с оттенком насмешки

Don’t be such a fuddy-duddy—join us on the dance floor!

Не будь таким ретроградом — присоединяйся к нам на танцполе!

Additional translations

Adjective

fuddy-duddy

more fuddy-duddy Comp.

most fuddy-duddy Super.

Informal; used attributively and predicatively to describe something or someone as old-fashioned

Her fuddy-duddy outfit looked out of place at the club.

Её старомодный наряд выглядел неуместно в клубе.

Additional translations

Noun

A person who is excessively old-fashioned, fussy, or conservative in habits or ideas.

Don’t be such a fuddy-duddy—join us on the dance floor!

Adjective

Old-fashioned, stuffy, or conservative in style or attitude.

The committee rejected his fuddy-duddy proposal for the event.