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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.

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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."
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Also Said As

  • killjoy
  • party pooper
  • spoilsport
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