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What does "stick up one’s ass" mean? and what are the synonyms?

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Rebecca

To have a "stick/pole up one's ass" is a very casual, informal way of complaining that someone has a boring, stiff, uptight, or humorless personality. In this case, the speaker uses it to say that the man with glasses is very uptight and stiff. Ex: Don't try to get close to Greg. He has a giant stick up his ass. Ex: She's super hard to get along with. She has a giant stick up her ass and will report you for every little thing.

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