Fusspot

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who makes a fuss, particularly about trivial things. informal

    "My teacher is such a fusspot, he marks us down for handwriting!"

  2. 2
    thinks about unfortunate things that might happen wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a fuss, particularly about trivial things. informal, intransitive

    "I hadn't realised then that fusspotting about small details of social disorder was an Australian obsession."

Synonyms

All synonyms
fidgetfuddy duddyfussfuss-budgetfussbudgetfussbudget

Example

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"My teacher is such a fusspot, he marks us down for handwriting!"

Etymology

From fuss + pot.

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