stick-in-the-mud

[ stik-in-thuh-muhd ]

/ ˈstɪk ɪn ðəˌmʌd /

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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

sticking place, sticking plaster, sticking point, stick in one's craw, stick insect, stick-in-the-mud, stickit, stick it to someone, stickle, stickleback, stickler

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Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
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He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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Aunt Ri, at her best estate, had never possessed a room which had the expression of this poor little mud hut of Ramona's.
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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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