as in old maid
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Noun
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In contrast to the depictions of suffragists as dowdy old maids, the woman portrayed in this postcard is conventionally attractive and fashionably dressed.Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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As fans have known since Bridgerton’s first season finale, Whistledown is none other than Penelope Featherington—the clever wallflower (played with verve and empathy by Nicola Coughlan) who has languished long enough without nuptial prospects to be considered an old maid.Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
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There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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His delivery wins crowds, but his jokes are not very thoughtful: hawking stereotypes about immigrant parents being wet blankets.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
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Mearsheimer was a party pooper, defying what seemed to be common sense.Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
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“Goody Two-shoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Goody%20Two-shoes. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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