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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1927
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FUSSY, adj. Also fussie. Sc. usage: affected in dress or manner, dressy, foppish (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.; Abd., Ags., Fif., Rxb. 1953).Rxb. 1927 E. C. Smith Braid Haaick 11:
A canna thole thon yin ava, hei's fer owre feine-spoken an fussie.
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"Fussy adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/fussy>
