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fuddy-duddies

fuddy-duddies is the plural of fuddy-duddy.

Meaning of fuddy-duddy

Noun

fuddy-duddy (plural fuddy-duddies)

  1. (US, informal) An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person.
    • My grandma is a fuddy-duddy when it comes to keeping her house clean.

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Questions about fuddy-duddies

What is fuddy-duddies the plural of?
Fuddy-duddies is the plural of fuddy-duddy.

Words near fuddy-duddies in the dictionary

  1. fuddling cups
  2. fuddlings
  3. fudds
  4. fuddy-duddery
  5. fuddy-duddier
  6. fuddy-duddies
  7. fuddy-duddiest
  8. fuddy-duddily
  9. fuddy-duddy
  10. fuddy-duddyism
  11. fuddyduddies

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