Fussy Faddock or Fussy Craddock

[robgebs]

Has anyone heard of either of these expressions: Fussy Faddock or Fussy Craddock? Used when leeting someone know they are fussy. My mother uses Fussy Faddock and my girlfriend uses Fussy Craddock. Because I've known "Faddock" longer I claim that my girlfirend is wrong. Is she? My mum comes from Hampshire and my girlfriend from Lancashire. Is this a regional variation or is one of them just plain stoopid. Am I actually being just too fussy in wanting the correct answer???

[Quizmonster]

I must confess I've never heard either being used. However, one meaning of the word 'fad' - especially in the midlands and north of England - was at one time 'a fussy and over-particular person'. Thus, a 'faddock' might just be a sort of diminutive form of that and 'a fussy faddock' just a way of emphasising the point.

It seems top me, therefore, that 'faddock' is much more likely to be "correct" and the 'craddock' version just a local variant. It's possibly related to the cook, Fanny Craddock, who was rather a fussy person.

[robgebs]

Thanks Quizmonster