Polonius
English
editEtymology
editAfter the character of Polonius in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
Noun
editPolonius (plural Poloniuses)
- A busybody who makes poor judgments.
- 2012, George Caffentzis, In Letters of Blood and Fire, page 30:
- From the winged words of corporation executives, from the pulpits of economic Poloniuses, the same evil is identified and decried: the collapse of productivity. But are the sermons total myths?