as in stuffed shirt
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Noun
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With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
9 May 2020 -
Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
25 Feb. 2020
Noun
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If the motivation is boredom, obligation, or burnout, the square won’t last.—
Ashley Herd,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The much broader mission, though, is to turn the building into an indoor main square that is welcoming, not just on concert nights, but during the day, a place where people can meet for a pickup game, a drink, a job interview, a date, or a workout.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Standpatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpatter. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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