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stick-in-the-mud

[stik-in-thuh-muhd] / ˈstɪk ɪn ðəˌmʌd /


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His threat of legislation will die, written off by other members of Congress as more grumping from a lifelong stick-in-the-mud.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Like the husband is super funny and the wife is a stick-in-the-mud.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2022

She arrives where some of internet’s earliest, stick-in-the-mud critics began, championing the worth of the unbroken story of one unique mind as a treasure the collective stream of consciousness can’t replace.

From Slate Feb. 9, 2021

Part of the problem is that it’s hard to distinguish Alicia from her opponent, Frank Prady, who’s like her stick-in-the-mud older brother.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2015

So for most of my freshman year, I remained a self-hating stick-in-the-mud.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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