Meaning of Bufton Tufton | Babel Free

Definitions

A reactionary old conservative.

UK

Examples

“A new generation is battling through, but there are still too many Sir Bufton Tuftons at the core of the Party organisation.”

“Many people see it is as the sole preserve of the Bufton Tuftons who sit in their gentleman's clubs complaining about the ills of the modern world while chomping away on a pheasant, mallard duck or partridge.”

“An old school friend of mine, certainly not a Bufton Tufton, who was visiting London from his home in Italy, was mystified to see commuters standing on the railway station in just T-shirts or cardigans in the middle of a harsh winter.”

“He just replaced the Bufton Tuftons with a bunch of people whose only qualification is a hatred of meat and a chip on the shoulder.”

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