stuffed shirt
| Dictionary: stuffed shirt |
n. Informal
A person regarded as pompous or stiff.
| Idioms: stuffed shirt |
An overly formal or pompous person, as in She's such a stuffed shirt that I'm surprised you'd invite her to a barbecue. This expression alludes to a shirt filled with paper (instead of a real person). [c. 1900]
| WordNet: stuffed shirt |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(informal) a bore
Synonym: fuddy-duddy
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Mentioned in
- stuff (Idiom)
- The Game Is Over (1966 Drama Film)
- Almost Married (1919 Comedy Film)
- Legal Seduction (Adult Film)
- My Fair Miller: Murphy Brown (TV Episode) (1996 Comedy TV Episode)
- Walter Abel (American Theater)
- Robert Dorning (Actor, Mystery/Drama)
- His Official Fiancee (1919 Film)
- Love and Learn (1947 Musical Film)
- To Thine Old Self Be True: Frasier (TV Episode) (2000 Comedy TV Episode)
- Love Stinks: Frasier (TV Episode) (2001 Comedy TV Episode)
- William Bakewell (Actor, Drama/Comedy)
- Marjorie Gateson (Actor, Comedy/Drama)
- Wyndham Standing (Actor, Drama/Romance)
