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fussbudget

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fussbudget /ˈfʌsˌbʌʤət/ noun
plural fussbudgets
fussbudget
/ˈfʌsˌbʌʤət/
noun
plural fussbudgets
Learner's definition of FUSSBUDGET
[count] US, informal + disapproving
: a person who worries or complains about small things : a fussy person爱大惊小怪的人;爱挑剔的人
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fussbudget

noun

fuss·​bud·​get ˈfəs-ˌbə-jət How to pronounce fussbudget (audio)
: one who fusses or is fussy especially about trifles
fussbudgety adjective

Example Sentences

a customer who's a real fussbudget about wanting her food very hot
Recent Examples on the Web But Schulz soon began fleshing out his cast with more eccentric, more specific, more driven characters: Schroeder, piano prodigy and Beethoven superfan; Lucy, vain fussbudget and perpetually aggrieved scold; Linus, thumb-sucking philosopher. Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2019 The progressive mayor of New York wanted a mega financial institution to anchor his preferred business district, and no preservationist fussbudgets were going to get in the way. Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 22 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fussbudget was circa 1904
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