Bufton Tufton
(UK) A reactionary old conservative.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK) A reactionary old conservative.
Origin: Coined by Private Eye, based on the former Conservative MP Tufton Beamish. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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