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Definition of
stuffed shirt noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
stuffed shirt
noun
noun
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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a person who is very serious, formal, or old-fashioned
The club members are not just a bunch of stuffed shirts.
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stuffed shirt
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