fussbudgets

plural of fussbudget
as in complainers
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things a customer who's a real fussbudget about wanting her food very hot

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Noun
  • Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pronatalist movement leaders such as Simone and Malcolm Collins have pushed the White House and Congress to consider policy issues that would ostensibly help more families to have babies.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Infant accessories dug-up from the previous owner’s storage at the estate sale might still contain lead paint or choking hazards, and Ziomek advises to beware especially of any accessories involving sleeping, when babies are particularly vulnerable.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Fussbudgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussbudgets. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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