HH11b

Someone who is too particular or fussy—if it’s a woman:

PRISSY 132
OLD MAID 123
FUSSBUDGET 120
FINICKY 98
FUSSY 77
PICKY 70
PERSNICKETY 67
NR 63
FASTIDIOUS 44
PARTICULAR 27
PERFECTIONIST 20
TOO PARTICULAR 19
NASTY-NICE 17
NASTY-NEAT 16
TOO FUSSY 15
CRANKY 12
PICAYUNISH 12
CRAZY CLEAN 11
FUSS-POT 11
FANATIC 9
OLD MAIDISH 9
FUSS-BUTTON 8
TICKY 7
PECULIAR 6
CHOOSY 5
FUSS-BOX 5
HARD TO PLEASE 5
PAIN IN THE NECK 5
CRANK 4
FUDDY-DUDDY 4
METICULOUS 4
NAG 4
PICAYUNE 4
SO PARTICULAR 4
FUSSY OLD MAID 3
OLD CRANK 3
OLD HEN 3
OVER-PARTICULAR 3
PRISS 3
PRUDE 3
TOO FINICKY 3
BUSYBODY 2
FUSSER 2
FUSSY OLD HEN 2
HELLCAT 2
IMMACULATE 2
NAGGY 2
NEUROTIC 2
NIT-PICKER 2
NUTTY 2
OLD BIDDY 2
OLD FUSSBUDGET 2
OLD FUSS-CAT 2
PERNICKETY 2
PERSNICKERTY 2
POISON-NEAT 2
PRIM 2
PRIM AND PROPER 2
SET IN HER WAYS 2
SISSY 2
SNOB 2
SPUTTER-BUDGET 2
TOO HARD TO PLEASE 2
TOO METICULOUS 2
TOO PERSNICKETY 2
TOO PRECISE 2
TOO PROUD 2
WORRYWART 2
A HIGH-HAT 1
ALWAYS ON THE EXTREME 1
ASS 1
AWFUL PARTICULAR 1
BITCH 1
BITCHY 1
BLABBERMOUTH 1
BROOM-CHASER 1
CLATTERER 1
CLEAN-HAPPY 1
CRAB 1
CRABBY 1
CRITICAL 1
CROSS 1
CURIOUS 1
DAINTY 1
DAINTY BIRD 1
DICTY 1
DIZZY OLD MAID 1
DUST-CHASER 1
ECCENTRIC 1
EXTREME 1
FANCY BIRD 1
FEMALE FUSSBUDGET 1
FIDGET 1
FIDGETY 1
FINICAL 1
FRIVOLOUS 1
FRUMP 1
FUSS-ASS 1
FUSS-BUG 1
FUSSY AS A SETTIN’ HEN 1
FUSSY IN HER WAYS 1
FUSSY PERSON 1
GOES TO EXTREMES 1
GOES TO THE EXTREME 1
GOSSIPER 1
GRIPER 1
GRIPING 1
HARD TO SUIT 1
HEADACHE 1
HIGH -EMPERED 1
HIGH-HATTY 1
HIGH-MINDED 1
HOLIER-THAN-THOU 1
HOUSE-CRAZY 1
INTELLIGENT 1
KEEPS A HOUSE SPIC AND SPAN 1
LITTLE MENTAL 1
MESSY 1
METICULOUS PERSON 1
MISS PRISS 1
MRS. CLEAN 1
NAGGER 1
NEAT 1
NEAT AS A PIN 1
NEEDS HALF A DOZEN KIDS 1
NICE NELLIE 1
NICE-NASTY 1
NICEY-NICE 1
NIPPITY-NICE 1
NITWIT 1
NORMAL 1
OLD FUSSOCK 1
OLD FUSS-POT 1
OLD HAG 1
OLD WOMAN 1
OLD-MAIDISH 1
ON THE LINE 1
OUT OF HER MIND 1
OVERBORING 1
OVERLY NEAT 1
PAIN 1
PAIN IN THE ASS 1
PARTICLAR 1
PARTICULAR PERSON 1
PERKY 1
PERSISTENT 1
PERSNICKETY OLD MAID 1
PERSNICKETY PERSON 1
POLLY PRIM 1
PRECISE 1
PRIMPS 1
PRISSY-RISSY 1
P’S AND Q’S 1
QUEER 1
REAL PARTICULAR 1
SMART-ALEC 1
SNICKETY 1
SO FUSSY IT’S PAINFUL 1
SO PRECISE 1
STEWPOT 1
STICKLER FOR DETAIL 1
STICKLER FOR DETAILS 1
STRAIGHT-LACED 1
STRANGE 1
STUCK-UP 1
STUCK-UP TWICE 1
THINKS SHE’S HOT STUFF 1
TIGHT 1
TILLY 1
TIMID 1
TITSY-PRITZEL 1
TOO BOSSY 1
TOO CHOOSY 1
TOO CLEAN 1
TOO CRITICAL 1
TOO DAINTY 1
TOO FASTIDIOUS 1
TOO FRIVOLOUS 1
TOO FUNNY 1
TOO FUSSY FOR ANYTHING 1
TOO GOOD FOR HER OWN GOOD 1
TOO MUCH 1
TOO NEAT 1
TOO NICEY-NICE 1
TOO PECULIAR 1
TOO PRIM 1
TOO SOFT 1
TOUCHY 1
TRIES TO BE TOO SO-SO 1
UPPITY 1
VERY NEAT 1
VERY PARTICULAR 1
WEARISOME 1
WITCH 1
WORSE THAN AN OLD GRANNY 1
WORSE THAN AN OLD MAN 1

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