fussbudget
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Fussbudget Felix Unger and the slovenly Oscar Madison first debuted in a Broadway play in 1965.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2015
Old Fussbudget Tom Redmond is jest achin' to make an arrest in this case.
From Mystery Ranch by Chapman, Arthur
"Are you afraid it will run away, little Miss Fussbudget!"
From Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]
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