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sticks in the mud

sticks in the mud 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 sticks in the mud

What is sticks in the mud the plural of?
Sticks in the mud is the plural of stick in the mud.

Words near sticks in the mud in the dictionary

  1. sticks in a bundle cannot be broken
  2. sticks in one's gizzard
  3. sticks in someone's craw
  4. sticks in someone's gullet
  5. sticks in someone's throat
  6. sticks in the mud
  7. sticks it out
  8. sticks it to
  9. sticks it to the man
  10. sticks like shit
  11. sticks like shit to a blanket

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