What does stick-in-the-mud mean?
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stick-in-the-mud
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Princeton's WordNet
plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoachadjective
someone who moves slowly
"in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(p), stodgyadjective
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
"moss-grown ideas about family life"
ChatGPT
stick-in-the-mud
A stick-in-the-mud is an idiomatic expression used to describe a person who is unwilling to change, try new things, or is generally unadventurous. This person prefers routine, resists novelty or innovation, and may appear boring or old-fashioned to others.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stick-in-the-mud in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stick-in-the-mud in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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