tetchy
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, Southern US) : easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
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How the party responds to Lucas will be important. If suspensions and expulsions happen quickly and the problem is acknowledged then good for the Greens. If there are tetchy dismissals and drawn out disciplinary proce…
Would the word tetchy be more appropriate?
Such a tetchy lying fecker 🙈🙉🙊
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(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, Southern US) : easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
“How the party responds to Lucas will be important. If suspensions and expulsions happen quickly and the problem is acknowledged then good for the Greens. If there are tetchy dismissals and drawn out disciplinary processes then they're at the same place as Labour was under Corbyn.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Would the word tetchy be more appropriate?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Such a tetchy lying fecker 🙈🙉🙊”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A distinctly British informal adjective for someone who's irritable, tetchy, and ready to argue at the drop of a hat. A fratchy person wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and seems to stay there all day — they snap, they bicker, they find fault with everything. It's a perfectly descriptive word that somehow sounds exactly like the mood it describes. Often used affectionately or with exasperation when talking about a grumpy partner, tired child, or a colleague who hasn't had their coffee yet.