"Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells [plural]
Etymology: An invented pseudonym of the supposed writer of a letter to a local newspaper in the archetypal Middle England town of Tunbridge Wells. Possibly first coined 1944 in the BBC radio series Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh. Head templates: {{en-noun|Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells|head=Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells}} Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells (plural Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells)
  1. (UK, idiomatic) A stereotypical vocal conservative curmudgeon. Wikipedia link: Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells Tags: UK, idiomatic Categories (topical): Conservatism, UK politics

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