fetch-and-carry

adj
/ˌfɛt͡ʃ n̩ ˈkæɹi/UK/ˌfɛt͡ʃ n̩ ˈkɛɹi/

Etymology

From fetch and carry.

Definitions

  1. Gossipy, tale-bearing.

    • [H]e declared, he would bequeath Willingham and all its lands to a hospital, ere that fetch and carry tell tale should inherit an acre of it.
  2. An act of fetching and carrying.

  3. A person who serves in an overly obedient or subservient manner.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fetch-and-carry. 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