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/ˈfʌsˌbʌd͡ʒɪt/ · noun
(colloquial, derogatory, Canada, US) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot..
Their three-year-old daughter can be quite a fussbudget, but she's cute.
The nation's 50 million smokers remain at liberty to vote en bloc for a fussbudget-free Congress. Are the polls ready to accommodate smokers?
Use fussbudget when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fussbudget means (colloquial, derogatory, Canada, US) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot..
Common synonyms include fussbutton, fusspot.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Their three-year-old daughter can be quite a fussbudget, but she's cute.
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