throttlebottom
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English
Etymology
From the book Of Thee I Sing, by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, in which Mr. Alexander Throttlebottom runs for vice-president of the United States.
Noun
throttlebottom (plural throttlebottoms)
- (derogatory) An incompetent holder of a public office.
- 2005 June 1, Susan Edsall, Into the Blue: A Father's Flight and a Daughter's Return, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:
- to puzzle through the plans for their current project, rehash a controversy on the airport board, growl about some throttlebottom at city hall
Translations
incompetent public officer
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