anorak
noun
someone who is very interested in something that most people think is boring or not fashionable
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noun
someone who is very interested in something that most people think is boring or not fashionable
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someone who is not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
another spelling of fogey
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a group of people in the US who have strong Christian principles and conservative political opinions
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a neoconservative (=someone who became conservative as a reaction to the social freedom of the 1960s and 1970s)
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someone who is boring because they do not wear fashionable clothes or have fashionable interests
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someone with traditional ideas who is not willing to enjoy themselves or to try new things
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someone who keeps annoying you by repeating the same thing
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
BuzzWord Articlea substance that scientists think exists out in space, but for which they have no direct proof
Open Dictionary
… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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