stick-in-the-mud
[ stik-in-th uh-muhd ]
/ ˈstɪk ɪn ðəˌmʌd /
noun
someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
Origin of stick-in-the-mud
First recorded in 1725–35
Words nearby stick-in-the-mud
stick up,
stick up for,
stick with,
stick-at-it-ive,
stick-built,
stick-in-the-mud,
stick-on,
stick-to-it-ive,
stick-up,
stickball,
sticker
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