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fusspot en · NOUN

Etymology

From fuss + pot.

Meanings

(informal) A person who makes a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
- My teacher is such a fusspot, he marks us down for handwriting!

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
fusspots	Number=Plur		lexicographic

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Synonyms

fusspot en · VERB

Etymology

From fuss + pot.

Meanings

(informal, intransitive) To make a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
- I hadn't realised then that fusspotting about small details of social disorder was an Australian obsession. 1999, Annie Caulfield, The Winners' Enclosure, page 67:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
fusspotting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
fusspots	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
fusspotted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
fusspotted	Tense=Past		lexicographic