GWD: Fuddy-Duddy

Anybody who gainsays the gnomish agenda is invariably a fuddy-duddy, which is, of course, a perfectly gnomish word: meaningless, whimsical, pointless, idiotic, gratuitous...

fud·dy–dud·dy

Pronunciation: \ˈfə-dē-ˌdə-dē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural fud·dy–dud·dies

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1904

: one that is old-fashioned, unimaginative, or conservative

— fuddy–duddy adjective