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Stick-in-the-mud
/stɪk-ɪn-ðə-məd/
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Stick-in-the-mud
noun
1.
Someone who moves slowly.
Synonyms:
plodder
,
slowcoach
,
slowpoke
.
adjective
1.
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned.
Synonyms:
fogyish
,
moss-grown
,
mossy
,
stodgy
.
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"Stick-in-the-mud" Quotes from Famous Books
...
the old
stick-in-the-mud
dancing at Frank's wedding!" thought he. "There's no vice in Andrew; only a bit of obstinacy. It's all bark
...
— The Prodigal Father • J. Storer Clouston
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