stick-in-the-mud
[ stik-in-th uh-muhd ]
/ ˈstɪk ɪn ðəˌmʌd /
noun
someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
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Origin of stick-in-the-mud
First recorded in 1725–35
Words nearby stick-in-the-mud
stick up, stick up for, stick with, stick-at-it-ive, stick-built, stick-in-the-mud, stick-on, stick-to-it-ive, stick-up, stickball, sticker
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British Dictionary definitions for stick in the mud
stick-in-the-mud
noun
informal a staid or predictably conservative person who lacks initiative or imagination
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