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sobersides

American  
[soh-ber-sahydz] / ˈsoʊ bərˌsaɪdz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  • sobersides
    plural
  1. a humorless or habitually serious person.


sobersides British  
/ ˈsəʊbəˌsaɪdz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) a solemn and sedate person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sobersides

First recorded in 1695–1705; sober + side 1 + -s 3


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The joke had gone so far that it overwhelmed all the sobersides who couldn’t see the joke.

From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2019

And those who mark me down as a puritanical old sobersides may be surprised to learn that it was comedians, along with the plays of Shakespeare, that first drew me to theatre.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2012

But aside from his roles in The Hustler, various pairings with Robert Redford and one or two other films, he has not been taken seriously by critics and other sobersides.

From Time Magazine Archive

To Procaccino and other sobersides, that typifies the despised Fun City syndrome.

From Time Magazine Archive

You dear old sobersides, you—how gaunt and careworn you look, and how hungry, and what wild eyes you have to frighten one with!

From The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West by Harry Leon Wilson

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