fussbudget
\ FUHS-buhj-it \ , noun;
1.a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.
Quotes:
"...He's a cowardly fussbudget , and he's still livid about the ruckus my mother made.”
-- Gioia Diliberto, "I Am Madame X," 2003
“Well, miss fussbudget , it looks as if one of your kids found another winner.” “Mother, I'm not a fussbudget as you say. I just worry about my children, that's all.”
-- Lonnie Magee, "Settling In," 2006
Origin:
An Americanism dating from around 1900, fussbudget is a portmanteau of fuss and budget . Though the origins of fuss are unknown, budget comes from the Middle French term meaning "bag."
