Bufton Tufton

English Etymology Coined by Private Eye, based on the former Conservative MP Tufton Beamish. Noun Bufton Tufton en UK A reactionary old conservative. en 1998 Crossbow: A Quarterly Journal of Politics A new generation is battling through, but there are still too many Sir Bufton Tuftons at the core of the Party organisation. en 2004 Waitrose Food Illustrated Many people see it is as the sole preserve of the Bufton Tuftons who sit in their gentleman's clubs complaining about the ills of the modern world while chomping away on a pheasant, mallard duck or partridge. en 2008 Peter Whittle Look at Me: Celebrating the Self in Modern Britain An old school friend of mine, certainly not a Bufton Tufton, who was visiting London from his home in Italy, was mystified to see commuters standing on the railway station in just T-shirts or cardigans in the middle of a harsh winter. en 2010 Jeremy Clarkson How Hard Can It Be?: The World According to Clarkson Penguin UK 9780141960258 He just replaced the Bufton Tuftons with a bunch of people whose only qualification is a hatred of meat and a chip on the shoulder. See also en Dave Spart en eponyms en People Private Eye en rhyming phrases