STUFFED SHIRT


Meaning of STUFFED SHIRT in English

(~s)

If you describe someone, especially someone with an important position, as a ~, you mean that they are extremely formal and old-fashioned. (INFORMAL)

In a pinstriped suit he instantly looked like a ~.

N-COUNT disapproval

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .