He acts like a typical Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells about every new change.
disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
idiomA stereotypical vocal conservative curmudgeon.
Origin
first recorded 20th c. disputed originAn invented pseudonym of the supposed writer of a letter to a local newspaper in the archetypal Middle England town of Tunbridge Wells. Possibly first coined 1944 in the BBC radio series Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh.
Whenever the local council proposes a new bike lane, the local Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells writes an angry letter to the newspaper.
The editorial page was filled with the usual complaints from a self-appointed Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells, who seemed offended by the very existence of modern progress.
Last updated June 7, 2026