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Tosspot words

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spitfire
shuteye
rotgut
clutchfist
fusspot

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There’s a word for it

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PRONUNCIATION:

(FUHS-pot)

MEANING:

noun: One who worries or complains about unimportant things: a fussy person.

ETYMOLOGY:

From fuss (to worry or complain about trifles), of uncertain origin, perhaps an echoic word. Earliest documented use: 1921. A synonym, that is also a tosspot word, is fussbudget.

USAGE:

“Anxious about the weight gain, the fusspots at Mazda redesigned the cylinder head to boost output to 140 hp.”
Mark Toljagic; Miata: Many Flock to Fountain of Youth; Toronto Star (Canada); Jul 17, 2010.

See more usage examples of fusspot in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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