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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fuddle-duddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.00 in modern English

Syllables
fud-dle--dud-dle
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To depart, to be off.

intj

Fuck! Fuck off!

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fuddle, after fuddy-duddy, but development of meaning unclear. Perhaps from the interjection coined by Pierre Trudeau (see next etymology).

Inflected Forms

fuddle-duddles (present, singular) fuddle-duddling (participle, present) fuddle-duddled (participle, past) fuddle-duddled (past)

Questions

What does fuddle-duddle mean?
To depart, to be off.
Where does fuddle-duddle come from?
From fuddle, after fuddy-duddy, but development of meaning unclear. Perhaps from the interjection coined by Pierre Trudeau (see next etymology).

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