Polonius

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊniəs

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?

Related terms

• Polonial
• Polonian