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fusspot

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fuss·pot  (fspt)
n.
See fussbudget.
fusspot [ˈfʌsˌpɒt]
n
Brit informal a person who fusses unnecessarily Also called (US) fuss-budget
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fusspot - thinks about unfortunate things that might happen
fuss-budget, worrier, worrywart
killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket - someone who spoils the pleasure of others
Translations
fusspot [ˈfʌspɒt] N → quisquilloso/a m/f
fusspot [ˈfʌspɒt] n
don't be such a fusspot! → n'en fais donc pas tout un drame!
fusspot
n (Brit inf) → Umstandskrämer(in) m(f) (inf); (= nag) → Nörgler(in) m(f)
fusspot [ˈfʌsˌpɒt] n (Brit) (fam) → pignolo/a
fusspot [ˈfʌsˌpɒt] n (Brit) (fam) → pignolo/a


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Sad, tender and funny, the quasi-autobiographical piece concerns a fusspot assistant to a famous British actor who's experiencing a breakdown during a tour of King Lear.
Being Julia by Alioff, Maurie / Take One
Paxson is fun as a fusspot whose high-strung nature seems to have seized her larynx and won't let go, forcing her to squeak out her lines like a cartoon mouse in a cat's paw, while Francavilla seems a natural as a slacker (we'll let him decide whether that's a compliment).
SITCOMS EXPLORE THE TIES THAT GRIND by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
heads off on the adventure of a lifetime: she will spend a month crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat called The Wanderer with her three uncles and her two teenaged cousins, fusspot Brian and devil-may-care Cody .
Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer by Rohrlick, Paula / Kliatt
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