Well, is is Wednesday already and time for me to dust off another word that is weird, wonderful or just downright wacky! Today’s word is one of those rhyming pair words that I love so well. I don’t know what it is about rhyme, but it always brings a smile to my face. This word is still used, but not nearly enough in my opinion!
Fuddy-duddy. A bit of a stick-in-the-mud and old fart kind of a word is this one! The square, stuffed shirt, disapproving disdainfully of anyone that dares to enjoy themselves. It is the dull, drab dress so beloved of your maiden aunt, and her prim and proper manner to match.
The fussy old fogey that forgets it is ok to have fun sometimes, or the party-pooper, jobsworth and general wet blanket that put a damper on things. It is the conventional, conservative person, upright and uptight!
Funny, as I always thought my parents were old fuddy-duddies until I became one myself!
It takes a long time to be a fuddy-duddy. Don’t knock it!
😀
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Ha HA! I am on my way! 🙂
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HAHA! I didn’t know this wacky word, JudY! YAY! Is surely is wacky!
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It’s a wonderful word indeed 🙂
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Yes! 😀
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Fuddy duddy is an achievement indeed nowadays, as people stay ‘trendy’ for much longer nowadays lol!!!
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That is so true, I have already started out on the road to being fuddy-duddy according to Miss Hap! 🙂
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Lol!!! I dread the day we thing we aren’t , but the youngsters think we are !!!
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I know! I think that day is pretty near for me! 😦
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Not at all!!
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I agree with Ritu. Better a bit of fuddy-duddy than always feeling the need of having the latest stuff. I even still have a hand written calendar too…
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Ha! I am quite a traditional person..ok, I am old-fashioned at times! 🙂
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Haha… “We don’t say old, we say “classic”!” LOL!!! Heard that in a show in the Universal Studios! 😃
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Oh, classic is good! 😉
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I was sure you would agree 😃😉
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Her face says it all 😄😄
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HA! Yes, it does rather! 🙂
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I like this one Judy, it speaks volumes.This is what I see when I look in the mirror, a well cultivated Fuddy-Duddy, primed to know the minute anyone is out to have a good time and at the ready to stop them. Youth is wasted on the young, it’s my age should be having all the good times since we know how to party without having to throw up in the nearest plant-pot in the lounge.I’m only suppressing the young so they’ll appreciate things more as they get older.
xxx Massive Hugs, your friendly neighbourhood fuddy-duddy.
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Ha HA! Oh David, that made me laugh! You are so right, youth is wasted on the young, As we get older, ahem, become more experienced, we learn how to make the most of it, without the hassle! 🙂
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Haven’t heard that one in a while. I only hope it never means me 🙂
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I am halfway there already, I think; a fuddy, I suppose! 🙂
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LOL!
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Ha ha. Love the picture.
Fuddy duddies, I’ve met a few and am now practicing to grow into a good one. 😀 😀 😀
Haven’t heard this for a long time.
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I can’t imagine that you would fit the bill, Tess! 🙂
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You’re right. I’m too stubborn to be found in a mold. 😀 😀 😀
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That is a good thing though! 🙂
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Oh, YES. I so agree! *hands waving*
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While some of your words are outside my vocabulary , this is one l’ve heard–usually directed at an older person, but really anyone could be an ‘old fuddyduddy’ (those two words tend to be used together).
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Yes, that is true. My daughter sometimes thinks that I am one!
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And I guess she’s a young whipper snapper? I just thought of that expression –I think it means young and vibrant.
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Yes, she is indeed! 🙂
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There is a fantastic local shop named Fuddy Duddy’s which makes amazing fudge in a dozen different flavors every day, truffles, cookies, and other yummy treats. I don’t even think of the actual meaning of the phrase any more….
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Ooooh, I love fudge, and what a great name for the shop! 🙂
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Hello, and thanks for stopping by. I am Judy, in my (very) early fifties and decided that life definitely gets more interesting as it goes on! I am a wife and a mum and have just finished University as a Registered Nurse, after having worked as an Associate Practitioner in the NHS. I am also a poet and the author of my debut book, 'Rhymes of the Times.' I love to laugh, and I love rhyming words too, so I joined the two together, and my book was born. I am currently working on another book in the series also. I am a prolific blogger and enjoy writing funny stories, anecdotes, and anything really that takes my fancy.
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