Polonius

English

Etymology

After the character of Polonius in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Noun

Polonius (plural Poloniuses)

  1. A busybody who makes poor judgments.
    • 2012, George Caffentzis, In Letters of Blood and Fire, page 30:
      From the winged words of corporation executives, from the pulpits of economic Poloniuses, the same evil is identified and decried: the collapse of productivity. But are the sermons total myths?
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