Fuzzi

== German == === Alternative forms === Fuzzy, Futzi === Etymology === From the fictional character “Fuzzy Q. Jones”, a bumbling cowboy and comical sidekick, a role played by Al St. John across many movies in the 1930s and 1940s. The character was named after actor John Forrest “Fuzzy” Knight (who played similar roles), from English fuzzy, a nickname given for his soft voice. Unusually, the pronunciation itself is not borrowed and instead re-derived by spelling pronunciation in German. Compare English guy, as in e.g. "IT guy", especially for the dual sense of dismissal and specialization. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʊt͡si/ === Noun === Fuzzi m (strong, genitive Fuzzis, plural Fuzzis) (colloquial, derogatory) (some) guy, blowhard (dismissing someone despite claimed professionality or importance) Synonym: Typ (colloquial, slightly derogatory) a generic, often low-level worker (especially in field work or customer-facing roles) (colloquial, only in compounds) specialist, geek, guy (especially as a self-descriptor) ==== Usage notes ==== Since Fuzzi is often used for a generic on-scene representative of some business, department or interest group, ad-hoc compounds with names or descriptors of such groups are common. ==== Declension ==== === References === “Fuzzi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Fuzzi” in Duden online === Further reading === Al St. John § Fuzzy on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de