Fauntleroy
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˈfɔːntləˌrɔɪ/
- Archaic
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Fauntleroy
- Besides inheriting great wealth, Cedric Errol in Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy is nauseatingly blameless.
- Little Lord Fauntleroy
Might be, you know, unentitled, coddled little nightmare Lord Fauntleroy when she gets him on his own.
- Might be, you know, unentitled, coddled little nightmare Lord Fauntleroy when she gets him on his own.
Examples
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There you go, Fauntleroy.
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He wears a Little Lord Fauntleroy velvet suit and lace collar, and he looks very sulky.
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But Little Lord Fauntleroy there is not one of my little brothers.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy will be there.
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Signed with his name too, "Fauntleroy," as large as life.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy in there?
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What is he, Little Lord Fauntleroy?
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Why, it's little Lord Fauntleroy.
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If it isn't Little Lord Fauntleroy and the village maiden.
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Everyone admired him because he always dressed like a Fauntleroy at the parties.
Synonyms
1
9.7
A boy who is too polite and too neatly dressed
Compounds
How Well-Dressed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fauntleroy comes from the children's book Little Lord Fauntleroy, where the young hero wore a very fancy suit and had perfect manners, so his name became a picture of a neat, overly polite boy. So today, calling someone a Fauntleroy means they are 'too well-dressed' or 'too polite', often said in a teasing way.