stick up (one's) ass



stick up (one's) ass

rude slang A rigid and uptight demeanor. I can't believe Ms. Jones gave me a demerit for being a minute late! Ugh, she has such a stick up her ass! Tim's no fun, he always has a stick up his ass—why did you invite him to your party?
See also: ass, stick, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tommie['tɔmi]
TreesTRAY:S (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
Billy['bili]
LindaLIN-də (English), LIN-dah (German), LEEN-dah (Italian, Finnish)English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hu
Vasiliki-Greek
BryonyBRIE-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)