fusspot

fusspot: fusspot [{{t}}'fʌspɒt]

noun {{}}familiar{{}}

(a) (worrier) anxieux(euse)^□ mf;

∎ don't be such a fusspot arrête de te faire du mauvais sang

(b) (fastidious person) tatillon(onne) m,f;

∎ she's such a fusspot! qu'est-ce qu'elle peut être difficile!;

∎ don't be such a fusspot, leave the housework for one day ne sois pas aussi tatillon, laisse tomber le ménage pour aujourd'hui

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fusspot — n. same as {fussbudget}. Syn: worrier, fussbudget, worrywart. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fusspot — ► NOUN informal ▪ a fussy person … English terms dictionary
fusspot — UK [ˈfʌsˌpɒt] / US [ˈfʌsˌpɑt] noun [countable] Word forms fusspot : singular fusspot plural fusspots informal someone who worries a lot about unimportant things … English dictionary
fusspot — noun A person who makes a fuss, particularly about trivial things. My teacher is such a fusspot, he marks us down for handwriting! Syn: fussbudget … Wiktionary
fusspot — noun Date: 1921 fussbudget … New Collegiate Dictionary
fusspot — /fus pot /, n. New England and New York. a fussbudget. [FUSS + POT1] * * * … Universalium
fusspot — fuss|pot [ˈfʌsˌpɔt US ˌpa:t] n BrE fuss|bud|get [ˈfʌsˌbʌdʒıt] AmE old fashioned informal someone who worries about unimportant things … Dictionary of contemporary English
fusspot — fuss|pot [ fʌs,pat ] noun count BRITISH a FUSSBUDGET … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fusspot — n. finicky person, fussy person, pest, nuisance (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
fusspot — noun informal a fussy person … English new terms dictionary
fusspot — BrE, fuss.bud.get, AmE noun (C) someone who is very fussy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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