piffy on a rock bun

noun

A person ignored or sidelined from an activity

“I hate your work parties: you always talk shop with your mates and leave me sat like piffy on a rock bun.”

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Meanings

nounpiffy on a rock bun (uncountable)
  1. UKidiomaticslanguncountableA person ignored or sidelined from an activity

    I hate your work parties: you always talk shop with your mates and leave me sat like piffy on a rock bun.

Origin

Age and etymology are uncertain; it existed in the 1930s and possibly derives from a music hall catchphrase. Some commentators (e.g. World Wide Words) suggest that piffy may have originally been patience, and the rock bun was simply a type of cake.

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APA

piffy on a rock bun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piffy%20on%20a%20rock%20bun

MLA

“piffy on a rock bun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piffy%20on%20a%20rock%20bun. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piffy on a rock bun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piffy%20on%20a%20rock%20bun.

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