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Miss Fidditch

Miss Fidditch noun: a pedantic, prescriptivist language teacher.

Noun

Miss Fidditch (plural Miss Fidditches)

  1. (derogatory) A pedantic, prescriptivist language teacher.
    • When one considers such a resolution coming from the collective Miss Fidditches of the English profession, one's first reaction is likely to be, You've come a long way, Baby.1980, Grover Hudson, Linguistics and the University Education, page 35

Forms of Miss Fidditch

pluralMiss Fidditches

Origin of Miss Fidditch

Introduced by Martin Joos in The Five Clocks (1967).

Questions about Miss Fidditch

What does Miss Fidditch mean?
Miss Fidditch means a pedantic, prescriptivist language teacher.
What part of speech is Miss Fidditch?
Miss Fidditch is a noun.
What is the plural of Miss Fidditch?
The plural of Miss Fidditch is Miss Fidditches.

Words near Miss Fidditch in the dictionary

  1. miss click
  2. miss clicked
  3. miss clicking
  4. miss clicks
  5. Miss Emma
  6. Miss Fidditch
  7. Miss Fidditches
  8. miss fire
  9. miss girl
  10. miss girls
  11. miss gurl

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