Miss Fidditch en · NOUN
Etymology
Introduced by Martin Joos in The Five Clocks (1967).
Meanings
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(derogatory) A pedantic, prescriptivist language teacher.
When one considers such a resolution coming from the collective Miss Fidditches of the English profession, one's first reaction is likely to be, You've come a long way, Baby.
1980, Grover Hudson, Linguistics and the University Education, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Fidditches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |