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