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mossback

noun

moss·back | \ ˈmȯs-ˌbak

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Definition of mossback

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

2 : an extremely old-fashioned or reactionary person : fogy

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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

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“Mossback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mossback. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.

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