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stuffed shirt

n. Informal

A person regarded as pompous or stiff.

stuffed shirt

Noun

Informal a pompous or old-fashioned person

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stuffed shirt - a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

bore, dullard - a person who evokes boredom

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