Definition
A person unwilling to participate in activities; a curmudgeon or party pooper.
More generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.
In Context
- "Have a little fun sometimes and don't be such a stick-in-the-mud."
- ""I don't hold back like you do. Even Tedd's dad can tell you're a stick-in-the-mud. That's why he made you the supervisor of this party.""
- "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."
Also Said As
- killjoy
- party pooper
- spoilsport