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standpat

[stand-pat]

stand·pat

[stand-pat]
noun
adjective
2.
characterized by refusing to consider or accept change.

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Standpat is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1900–05; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stand pat
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standpat

adjective
old-fashioned and out of date [syn: fusty
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