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Bufton Tufton

Bufton Tufton noun: a reactionary old conservative.

Noun

Bufton Tufton (plural Bufton Tuftons)

  1. (UK) A reactionary old conservative.
    • A new generation is battling through, but there are still too many Sir Bufton Tuftons at the core of the Party organisation.1998, Crossbow: A Quarterly Journal of Politics
    • Many people see it is as the sole preserve of the Bufton Tuftons who sit in their gentleman's clubs complaining about the ills of the modern world while chomping away on a pheasant, mallard duck or partridge.2004, Waitrose Food Illustrated

Forms of Bufton Tufton

pluralBufton Tuftons

Origin of Bufton Tufton

Coined by Private Eye, based on the former Conservative MP Tufton Beamish.

Questions about Bufton Tufton

What does Bufton Tufton mean?
Bufton Tufton means a reactionary old conservative.
What part of speech is Bufton Tufton?
Bufton Tufton is a noun.
What is the plural of Bufton Tufton?
The plural of Bufton Tufton is Bufton Tuftons.

Words near Bufton Tufton in the dictionary

  1. bufriedo
  2. bufrolin
  3. bufta
  4. buftas
  5. Bufton
  6. Bufton Tufton
  7. Bufton Tuftons
  8. bufuralol
  9. bug
  10. bug bomb
  11. bug bombed

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