fussbudget

See also: fuss-budget

English

WOTD – 5 December 2015

Alternative forms

fuss-budget

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʌsˌbʌdʒɪt/
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Noun

fussbudget (plural fussbudgets)

One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.
Their three-year-old daughter can be quite a fussbudget, but she's cute.

Synonyms

Translations

One who complains a great deal, especially about unimportant matters

Bulgarian: мрънкало (bg) n (mrǎnkalo)
French: tatillon (fr) m, tatillonne (fr) f, difficile (fr) m or f, anxieux (fr) m, anxieuse (fr) f

German: Nörgler (de) m, Meckerer m, Meckerfritze m, Querulant (de) m, Meckerliese f
Spanish: criticón (es) m, quisquilloso (es) m, tiquismiquis (es) m, mañoso (es) m, maniático (es) m, pejiguero (es)

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