Throttlebottom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Throttlebottom
After Alexander Throttlebottom, character in Of Thee I Sing (1932), musical comedy by George S. Kaufman ( def. ) and Morrie Ryskind (1895–1985), American dramatist, lyricist, and writer
Example Sentences
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Richard Nixon, heir to the Throttlebottom dynasty, realized the painfully narrow limits of the job and, in the best vice-presidential tradition, made jokes about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
An amateur psychologist, she recognizes the primitive satisfaction it gave her to know that her adored father was released from the "comic obscurity" lately immortalized in Vice President Throttlebottom.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a smash-bang amidships and the next thing Alexander Throttlebottom knew he was thrashing about beneath his own overturned craft.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Vice-Presidency had more than Throttlebottom proportions this time: each delegate kept uppermost in mind that his choice for Vice President might become President.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a quavering voice, Alexander Throttlebottom wins the support of the Union League Club by letting the members believe that the revolution is directed against the British.
From Time Magazine Archive
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