Word of the Day for Dumb People: Fussy

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–adjective,  fuss·i·er, fuss·i·est.

1.	excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.

2.	hard to satisfy or please: a fussy eater.

3.	(of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed, or decorated: All the bric-a-brac gave the room a fussy, cluttered look.

4.	full of details, esp. in excess: His writing is so fussy I lose the thread of the story.

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[Origin: 1825–35; fuss + -y¹]

—Related forms

fuss·i·ly, adverb 

fuss·i·ness, noun 

—Synonyms 2. particular, choosy, finicky, persnickety.

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Usage: If she weren't that fussy she'd marry that retarded boy down from Kellogg.

Comments

[glynis]

or.... 'i like fussy dice hangin' on my lincoln.'

[Bob]

That made me spit beer out my nose, Glyn. Do it again!

[glynis]

only if i get to see the beer/nose trick! i mean, otherwise, where's my incentive?

[DrPepper]

Did I stumble onto the Redneck Dictionary Web site by accident? Seriously, though, this is good stuff.

[DrPepper]

Did I stumble onto the Redneck Dictionary Web site by accident? Seriously, though, this is good stuff.

[mik]

Sorry, I keep losing the thread of the story.

[Truly]

Bob - are you saying boys from Kellogg are "retarded"? Shame on you if so. I did go back and marry a boy from Kellogg who is by no means retarded. As a matter of fact he is very, very intelligent.

First time I have ever posted on your stuff.
Thank you.

[Truly]

Bob - are you saying boys from Kellogg are "retarded"? Shame on you if so. I did go back and marry a boy from Kellogg who is by no means retarded. As a matter of fact he is very, very intelligent.

First time I have ever posted on your stuff.
Thank you.

[glynis]

oh, truly! (is that a double entendre?) bob is referring to a different kellogg. small, sorta backwards place about 12 km due south of kaslo b.c. theoretically, there has been some genetic predisposition towards i.q. impairment due to prolonged exposure to the high levels of sulphuric particulates from all of the hotsprings in the area. curious stuff, that.

[riggs]

Gynis, I thought he was referring to the kid at the Kellog plant that made Rice Crispies. The kid who, while flashing his toothless smile, would crack his knuckles and holler "Snap, Crackle, Pop!"

[mik]

riggs, I thought it was the guy from the Kellog plant who couldn't tell his Smart Start from the Special K challenge.

[susan]

I thought he was talking about that retarded boy in Kellogg.

[glynis]

ohhh! THAT boy!

[glynis]

ohhh! THAT boy!