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Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlua friend used "jobsworth" in this fashion recently. could be a UK or Kiwi usage, coming from him.
to me, that's a bit of a misuse. (not that there aren't some on my list that could be considered a stretch.)
Brit. informal an official who mindlessly upholds petty rules [COED]
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