worrywart

Betekenis (Engels)

A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈwʌɹ.ɪˌwɔːt/
Etymologie (Engels)

From worry + wart, apparently chosen for alliteration. Presumably related to earlier worryguts. Attested 1956, but earlier examples are found in newspapers of the 1930s and 1940s.

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