mossback

noun

moss·​back ˈmȯs-ˌbak 

1

: a large sluggish fish (such as a largemouth bass)

2

: an extremely old-fashioned or reactionary person : fogy

mossbacked

ˈmȯs-ˌbakt 

adjective

Synonyms

• antediluvian
• Colonel Blimp
• dodo
• fogy
• fogey
• fossil
• fud
• fuddy-duddy
• reactionary
• stick-in-the-mud
• stuffed shirt

Examples of mossback in a Sentence

those mossbacks at the intelligence agency didn't get the memo that the world had changed

Recent Examples on the Web

This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young. —Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1