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
Example sentences from the Web for stick-in-the-mud
Everyone got into a sort of stick-in-the-mud mood, and one felt it was only kind to stir them up.
A harum-scarum schoolgirl |Angela BrazilThey're a mangy, stick-in-the-mud, follow-in-the-old-ruts crowd.
The Drone |Rutherford MayneJim Langham called him a slow-coach, a tortoise, a stick-in-the-mud, and a few other names.
Love at Paddington |W. Pett RidgeNow that's just the kind of fine old crusted pig-headed Conservativism that's kept this the stick-in-the-mud Country it is!
In Brief Authority |F. Anstey
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