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| has gloss | (noun) a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance; "you may accuse me of being and old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun" fuddy-duddy |
| has gloss | eng: A fuddy-duddy, sometimes without the dash, is an elderly person who may be old fashioned, boring, humorless, crabby, narrow-minded, and conservative. It is a slang term with negative but sometimes affectionate connotations that dates to ca. 1907 |
| lexicalization | eng: Fuddy duddy |
| lexicalization | eng: fuddy-duddy |
| subclass of | (noun) a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas conservative, conservativist |
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| lexicalization | deu: Spießer |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: matusa |
| Ukrainian | |
| lexicalization | ukr: консерватор |
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| lexicalization | ukr: ретроград |
| lexicalization | ukr: буркун |
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| similar | e/Fuddy-duddy |
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