English Explanatory Dictionary

throttlebottom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An incompetent holder of a public office.

Word forms

throttlebottom throttlebottoms

Etymology

From the book Of Thee I Sing, by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, in which Mr. Alexander Throttlebottom runs for vice-president of the United States.

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