stick in the mud
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stick in the mud
- /ˈstɪk.ɪn.ðəˌmʌd/
noun sticks in the mud · stick in the muds · stick-in-the-mud
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A person unwilling to participate in activities; a curmudgeon or party pooper.
Have a little fun sometimes and don't be such a stick-in-the-mud.
Similar: killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport
- More generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey. There’s a parallel here: the idea of Barbie dolls being in any way noxious seems, in the current climate, to be as hopelessly stick-in-the-mud a stance as the concept of selling out.
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noun one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive
| Español | de ideas fijas, dinosaurio, cerrado |
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