English Explanatory Dictionary

piffy on a rock bun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person ignored or sidelined from an activity

Pronunciation

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Word forms

piffy on a rock bun

Etymology

Age and etymology are uncertain; it existed in the 1930s and possibly derives from a music hall catchphrase. Some commentators (e.g. World Wide Words) suggest that piffy may have originally been patience, and the rock bun was simply a type of cake.

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