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After Mr. Turveydrop, an idle and conceited master of deportment who lives off his son's industry, in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House.
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Today it means: An idle and conceited person who lives off the work of another. Full definition →
After Mr. Turveydrop, an idle and conceited master of deportment who lives off his son's industry, in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.