Street voices
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United States
"Having a stick up your ass. Something said to or about someone who seems very stubborn, rigid, overall just reluctant and against having fun with the group. Hey, come on, come dance with us! Nah, I'm not much of a dancer. Oh come on, stop having such a stick up your ass and join the party, will ya?"
What it means
Means someone is acting stiff, uptight, or weirdly against having fun, usually in a judgy or humorless way. It is basically what you say when a person brings hall monitor energy into a chill situation and refuses to loosen up. Crude, yes, but very common in casual American speech when patience has packed its bags.
Usage examples
"Bro, it is just karaoke and cheap beer, quit standing there like security and come sing before everyone thinks you have a stick up your ass."
"My boss has had a stick up his ass since the new corporate policy on remote work landed in Manhattan last month, refuses to laugh at any joke during the morning standup meeting, and the entire team has stopped suggesting Friday afternoon happy hour drinks downstairs."
"The party host had a stick up his ass about everyone using coasters on the wooden table from his grandmother in Vermont, the guests rolled their eyes for the first two hours, and by ten the rule was officially abandoned without him noticing the chaos around the room."
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