fussbudget

[fuhs-buhj-it]

noun

Origin of fussbudget

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; fuss + budget

Related formsfuss·budg·et·y, adjective

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1904, from fuss (n.) + budget (n.). One of several similar formulations around this time: Cf. fussbox (1901); fusspot (1921).