pecksniff
[pek-snif]
- a person of Pecksniffian attitudes or behavior: a virtuousness that only a pecksniff could aspire to.
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Origin of pecksniff
First recorded in 1910–15; see origin at Pecksniffian
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Historical Examples
Mr Pecksniff looked up to the ceiling, and clasped his hands in rapture.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
Pecksniff will most likely look in in the evening, he says, and bring you home.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
Mr Pecksniff, smiling gently, was about to speak, but Anthony stopped him.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
It was not that Pecksniff, Tom's Pecksniff, had ceased to exist, but that he never had existed.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
Never had Mr Pecksniff been beheld in a more pleasant humour!
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens