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stick in the muds

stick in the muds is the plural of stick in the mud.

Meaning of stick in the mud

Noun

stick in the mud (plural sticks in the mud or stick in the muds)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) A person unwilling to participate in activities; a curmudgeon or party pooper.
    • Have a little fun sometimes and don't be such a stick-in-the-mud.
  2. (derogatory, idiomatic) More generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.
    • 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.2023 July 19, Caspar Salmon, “Has Barbie killed the indie director? Why credible film-makers are selling out”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about stick in the muds

What is stick in the muds the plural of?
Stick in the muds is the plural of stick in the mud.

Words near stick in the muds in the dictionary

  1. stick in one’s ass
  2. stick in someone's craw
  3. stick in someone's gullet
  4. stick in someone's throat
  5. stick in the mud
  6. stick in the muds
  7. stick insect
  8. stick insects
  9. stick it
  10. stick it out
  11. stick it to

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