Translations for „fuddy-duddy“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

fuddy-duddy [ˈfʌdiˌdʌdi] N pej inf

she's such a fuddy-duddy

ona jest taka staroświecka

Usage examples with fuddy-duddy

she's such a fuddy-duddy

ona jest taka staroświecka

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For me, a writer of strong fuddy-duddy credentials, the sad dramatic irony really was too much.

www.newyorker.com

And we see in these programs that setting a beautiful table is not at all fuddy-duddy.

www.washingtonpost.com

All of this to say that we don't want our weekend place (that will eventually transition into our retirement home) to look fuddy-duddy and country.

news.nationalpost.com

For the most part, though, they've been deserting fuddy-duddy majors.

www.independent.ie

Such an outburst could mark her out as even more of a fuddy-duddy, but not when you know what lies behind it.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This is not because of some fuddy-duddy, superstitious fear of cloud storage.

www.newstalkzb.co.nz

All in all, it smacked of something that was at once creepy, fuddy-duddy and draconian.

www.smh.com.au

You would think the person who wrote safety rules must have been an old fuddy-duddy who couldn't stand to see people having fun.

mb.cme-mec.ca

Some accused me of being a fuddy-duddy, the cyber equivalent of a grumpy old woman.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Even his "party anthems" are restrained, fuddy-duddy.

forward.com