Turveydropn.
/ˈtəːvɪdrɒp/ A person who poses as a model of deportment.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected person
affecter1607
snuffler1642
languisher1713
attitudinarian1756
attitudinizer1824
pseudo1829
posturer1833
posturist1857
poseur1869
affectationist1873
Turveydrop1877
posturant1882
poser1888
four-flusher1904
gobdaw1947
nerd1951
pseud1954
jive-ass1964
1877 W. H. Russell Prince of Wales' Tour iv. 117 The maintenance of that staid deportment which the Oriental Turveydrop considers the best proof of high State and regal dignity.
1889 Catholic News 3 Aug. 5/1 She..deported herself so as to delight a Turveydrop's heart.
1897 N. Brit. Daily Mail 31 May 4 They pose in the deprecatory attitude, and become [a] sort of ‘Turveydrops’ in Church politics.
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ˈTurveydropdom n.
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Turveydropdom1892
Pseud's Corner1968
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 June 2/1 He showed himself a past master in deportment and might be envied by Court Chamberlains, Gold Sticks, Masters of Ceremonies, and the whole of Turveydropdom.
Turveyˈdropian adj.
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Turveydropian1876
1876 J. Weiss Wit, Humor, & Shakespeare iii. 101 Malvolio's conceit is Turveydropian and runs to deportment.
1899 Longman's Mag. Apr. 337 Those Turveydropian maxims on deportment and dress.
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