stick-in-the-mud

/ˌstɪk ɪn ðə ˈmʌd/
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Definitions of stick-in-the-mud
  1. noun
    someone who moves slowly
    synonyms: plodder, slowcoach, slowpoke
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    type of:
    dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer
    someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
  2. adjective
    (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
    synonyms: fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stodgy
    unfashionable, unstylish
    not in accord with or not following current fashion
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