stick-in-the-mud

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  1. noun Informal One who lacks initiative, imagination, or enthusiasm.

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  • So it's with that background that I assure you that an evening of cabaret dinner theater at the Overture Center for the Arts entertained even me -- cynical, stick-in-the-mud me.
  • If you are a stick-in-the-mud registry user, advanced registry cleaner is just the right one for you. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • He wants to teach old stick-in-the-mud traditionalists a lesson. —  The Continuum
  • Still the patronizing patriarch, Clive can't leave his wife but nonetheless makes Kate swear to give up flying ( "it's too dangerous"), leaving her alone to rot, waiting for his next visit, while he keeps up appearances with stick-in-the-mud worrywart wife Billie Burke. —  Bright Lights After Dark
  • However, maybe I'm the stick-in-the-mud that favors intelligent content over HD garbage. —  VideoHelp.com Forum
 

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