Pronounced: FLAT-hat, verb
Notes: I haven’t heard this word
Yesterday’s word
The word Turveydropian means “overly concerned with one’s appearance, demeanor, etc”
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
Our word is named after the character of Mr Turveydrop in the 1852 book Bleak House by Charles Dickens. I haven’t read the book; I’m informed that Mr Turveydrop is a conceited humbug and obsessed with his deportment.
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