Disgusted, Tunbridge Wells
/dɪsˌɡʌstɪd ˌtʌnbrɪdʒ ˈwelz/, /dɪsˌɡʌstɪd ˌtʌmbrɪdʒ ˈwelz/
/dɪsˌɡʌstɪd ˌtʌnbrɪdʒ ˈwelz/
(British English)- a humorous name for an angry middle-class older person who writes strong letters of complaint to newspapers, etc. about modern behaviour. The name comes from the signature that such a person might put at the end of the letter instead of writing his or her name. Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent.
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