Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells noun: a stereotypical vocal conservative curmudgeon.
Noun
Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells (plural Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells)
- A stereotypical vocal conservative curmudgeon.
- The Post Office bitterly resents the criticism that is constantly voiced in the British press, both by "Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells" and journalists.1979, Adrian Hope, “Kept Incommunicado”, in New Scientist, page 1048
- It was refreshing that what raised the hackles of Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells had nothing to do with a colourful range of jumpers, nor a flighty Italian art director/photographer.2000, British Journal of Photography
Forms of Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
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Origin of Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
An invented pseudonym of the supposed writer of a letter to a local newspaper in the archetypal Middle England town of Tunbridge Wells. Possibly first coined 1944 in the BBC radio series Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh.
Questions about Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
- What does Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells mean?
- Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells means a stereotypical vocal conservative curmudgeon.
- What part of speech is Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells?
- Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells is a noun.
- What is the plural of Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells?
- The plural of Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells is Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells.
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