throttlebottom

English

Etymology

From the book Of Thee I Sing, by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, in which Mr. Alexander Throttlebottom runs for vice-president of the United States.

Noun

throttlebottom (plural throttlebottoms)

1. (derogatory) An incompetent holder of a public office.
   • 2005 June 1, Susan Edsall, Into the Blue: A Father's Flight and a Daughter's Return‎^[1], New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:

     [...] to puzzle through the plans for their current project, rehash a controversy on the airport board, growl about some throttlebottom at city hall [...]

Translations

incompetent public officer

• Finnish: turhapuro