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addle-plot

noun

Etymology

From addle (“to muddle, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in Love for Money by Thomas d'Urfey in 1691. Compare marplot.

  1. inherited from *plataz✻
  2. inherited from plot
  3. inherited from plot
  4. compounded as addle-plot — “addle + plot”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.

    • 'Never shall it be said of me that I'm an addle-plot, I promise you! I collect that you are going to visit a friend, or perhaps a relation?'
    • ... fash bats and sharpering-omis were after us, those evil eagle-eeked addle-plots who cruised the city.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for addle-plot. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA