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[
soh
-ber-sahydz
]
so·ber·sides
/
ˈsoʊ
bərˌsaɪdz
/
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soh
-ber-sahydz
]
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noun,
plural
so·ber·sides.
(
used with a singular verb
)
Slang
.
a humorless or habitually serious person.
Origin:
1695–1705;
sober
+
side
1
+
-s
3
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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World English Dictionary
sobersides
(ˈsəʊbəˌsaɪdz)
—
n
(
functioning as singular
) a solemn and sedate person
'sobersided
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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sobersides definition
n.
a very serious person; a grumpy old man. :
Old sobersides can't manage to laugh at anything.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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