| Main Entry: | stuffed shirt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bore |
Synonyms: |
blimp, bloated aristocrat, pompous ass, pompous person, twit |
| Main Entry: | bombastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pompous, grandiloquent |
Synonyms: |
aureate, balderdash, big-talking, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, full of hot air, fustian, grandiose, high-flown, highfalutin, histrionic, inflated, loudmouthed, magniloquent, orotund, ostentatious, overblown, ranting, rhapsodic, rhetorical, sonorous, stuffed shirt, swollen, tumid, turgid, verbose, windbag, windy, wordy |
Antonyms: |
humble, quiet, reserved, restrained |
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nuisance |
Synonyms: |
bother, bromide, bummer, creep*, deadhead, downer, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck, pest, pill, soporific, stuffed shirt, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket, wimp*, yawn |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
Antonyms: |
charmer, exciter, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | elitist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snob |
Synonyms: |
highbrow, name-dropper, pompous ass, pompous person, social climber, stiff, stuffed shirt |
| Main Entry: | fuddy-duddy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | old-fashion person |
Synonyms: |
dotard, dull person, fogy, fussbudget, fusspot, fusspot, fussy person, granny, old fart, old fogy, old fogy, old geezer, old maid, old poop, square, square*, stick-in-the-mud, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirt, stuffed shirt |