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stick-in-the-mud

[ stik-in-th uh-muhd ]
/ ˈstɪk ɪn ðəˌmʌd /
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noun

someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.

Words related to stick-in-the-mud

rightist, traditionalist, reactionary, diehard, classicist, moderate, zealot, fanatic, fundamentalist, pessimist, complainer, grouch, whiner, dampener, antediluvian, fuddy-duddy, conservative, stick-in-the-mud, fossil, mossback

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

Origin of stick-in-the-mud

First recorded in 1725–35
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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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