stuffed shirts

noun

plural of stuffed shirt
as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas the stuffed shirts in this organization don't seem to realize that without new blood our extinction is inevitable

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  1. conservatives
  2. veterans
  3. fossils
  4. fogies
Noun
  • Had conservatives taken sexy back, or was this all just an optical illusion, not unlike the kind created by a padded bra or a pair of Spanx?
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking to public broadcaster ZDF, AfD federal leader Alice Weidel said Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives will never win another election.
    — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of conservatives
Noun
  • The agency also reports that suicide is the second-leading cause of death among veterans younger than 45 and that more service members and veterans die by suicide than in combat.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The charity offers horsemanship and outdoor activities for military veterans suffering from life-changing injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), young people in the local community and refugees.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of veterans
Noun
  • Importantly, all of this imaging was possible without damaging Scotty’s priceless fossils.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of fossils
Noun
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of fogies
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