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sad-sack
adjective /ˈsæd.sæk/ informalDefinition
(Definition of sad-sack adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: People who are boring and old-fashioned
Synonyms and related words:
- bore noun (NOT INTERESTING)
- Colonel Blimp noun
- crashing bore noun
- dinosaur noun
- drip noun (PERSON)
- fogey noun
- fossil noun (PERSON)
- fuddy-duddy noun
- has-been noun
- killjoy noun
- Luddite noun
- party pooper noun
- spod noun
- spoilsport noun
- square noun (BORING PERSON)
- stick-in-the-mud noun
- stuffed shirt noun
- wet blanket noun
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