THROTTLEBOTTOM


Meaning of THROTTLEBOTTOM in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: after Alexander Throttlebottom, character in the musical comedy Of Thee I Sing (1932) by George S. Kaufman b 1899 & Morris Ryskind b 1895 American playwrights

: an innocuously inept and futile person in public office

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