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piffy on a rock bun

piffy on a rock bun noun: a person ignored or sidelined from an activity.

Noun

piffy on a rock bun (uncountable)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, slang) A person ignored or sidelined from an activity
    • I hate your work parties: you always talk shop with your mates and leave me sat like piffy on a rock bun.

Origin of piffy on a rock bun

Age and etymology are uncertain; it existed in the 1930s and possibly derives from a music hall catchphrase. Some commentators (e.g. World Wide Words) suggest that piffy may have originally been patience, and the rock bun was simply a type of cake.

Questions about piffy on a rock bun

What does piffy on a rock bun mean?
Piffy on a rock bun means a person ignored or sidelined from an activity.
What part of speech is piffy on a rock bun?
Piffy on a rock bun is a noun.

Words near piffy on a rock bun in the dictionary

  1. piffles
  2. piffling
  3. pifflingly
  4. piffly
  5. piffs
  6. piffy on a rock bun
  7. pifithrin
  8. pifithrins
  9. piflufolastat
  10. PIFS
  11. pig

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