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mossback
moss·back M0434800 (môs′băk′, mŏs′-)n.1. Informal An extremely conservative or old-fashioned person.2. a. An old sluggish fish.b. An old turtle with a growth of algae on its back.
moss′backed′ adj.mossback (ˈmɒsˌbæk) n1. (Zoology) an old turtle, shellfish, etc, that has a growth of algae on its back2. informal a provincial or conservative person ˈmossˌbacked adjmoss•back (ˈmɔsˌbæk, ˈmɒs-)
n. 1. Informal. a person holding very antiquated notions; reactionary. 2. an old turtle. 3. a large and old fish, as a bass. [1870–75, Amer.] moss′backed`, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | mossback - an extremely old-fashioned conservativeconservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas |
mossbacknoun1. A person who vehemently, often fanatically opposes progress and favors return to a previous condition:die-hard, reactionary, ultraconservative.2. An old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate:fogy, fossil, fuddy-duddy.Informal: stick-in-the-mud.Slang: square.mossback
mossbackslang An old, curmudgeonly person who is stubborn and resistant to change. Ah, don't be such an old mossback—technology is going to keep changing and evolving, and you're going to get left behind if you don't embrace it now.mossback (ˈmɔsbæk) n. an old square; a stick in the mud. Walter, you are such an old mossback. mossback
Synonyms for mossbacknoun a person who vehemently, often fanatically opposes progress and favors return to a previous conditionSynonyms- die-hard
- reactionary
- ultraconservative
noun an old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovateSynonyms- fogy
- fossil
- fuddy-duddy
- stick-in-the-mud
- square
Words related to mossbacknoun an extremely old-fashioned conservativeRelated Words- conservative
- conservativist
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