fuddy-duddy

Translations

fuddy-duddynoun
fuddy-duddies
pl
Informal; often humorous term for a person with old-fashioned attitudes
ретроградРазговорное, 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
fuddy-duddyadjective
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

Definitions

fuddy-duddynoun
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!
fuddy-duddyadjective
Old-fashioned, stuffy, or conservative in style or attitude.
The committee rejected his fuddy-duddy proposal for the event.