stuffed shirts

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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Noun
  • The deal also drew criticism from conservatives outside of the MAGA base.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Both liberals and conservatives now reshape government through executive power and Supreme Court rulings instead of formal amendments, which undermines democratic participation.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Up, a supplier of family-friendly and uplifting programming on linear networks like UPtv and AspireTV and subscription streamer UP Faith & Family, will now be run by company veterans Philip Manwaring and Reta Peery.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The agency, which oversees health care and other benefits for veterans, is not operating as usual due to a lapse in federal funding appropriations.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His real mistake was to treat myths as dead fossils rather than as living instruments—still moving minds, still shaping worlds.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The event is sponsored by the Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society and features 30 dealers with minerals, gemstones, jewelry, fossils and unusual gifts.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Stuffed shirts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffed%20shirts. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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