stuffed shirt

noun

Definition of stuffed shirtnext
as in conservative
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffed shirt
  1. conservative
  2. veteran
  3. fossil
  4. Colonel Blimp
  5. mossback
  6. fogy
Noun
  • Lawsuit attacks diversity efforts The lawsuit comes amid a broader crackdown on diversity initiatives nationwide as conservatives argue similar programs treat white people unfairly.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The ruling, which applied only in Texas, was seen as an opening for conservatives to challenge similar laws across the country.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 July 2026
Definition of conservative
Noun
  • Disability spans every age, race, culture and socioeconomic background, and investment in accessibility and inclusive programming tends to ripple outward, improving experiences for older adults, veterans, families and caregivers along the way.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The Panthers had already moved to protect themselves on the left side, signing veteran tackle Rasheed Walker in March as a potential replacement for Ekwonu.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • But there were plenty of amenities to point out—the massage rooms and nap pods, the dinosaur fossil, the wacky sensory-break touches like ball pits, swings, and yoga balls (even if no one actually seemed to use them).
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • That record sale was a Stegosaurus fossil named Apex, which measures around 27 feet in length.
    — Michael Smith, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of fossil
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  • In Zac’s report, Schoonmaker addressed Powell’s legendary filmmaking partnership with Emeric Pressburger, which spawned films such as The Red Shoes, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and Black Narcissus.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of Colonel Blimp
Noun
  • This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
Definition of mossback
Noun
  • There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of fogy
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