mossbacks

noun

plural of mossback
as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas those mossbacks at the intelligence agency didn't get the memo that the world had changed

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  1. conservatives
  2. veterans
  3. fossils
  4. fogies
Noun
  • Some Jewish conservatives have pushed back on the notion that there's any divide between Vance and Jewish Republicans on Israel.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • From rural communities to large cities, pushback against the initiatives of Silicon Valley is forming a unique coalition of liberals and conservatives.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of conservatives
Noun
  • The cost to book the arena in those days was a whopping $1,000 a night, though that was discounted to $688 for the American Legion veterans.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The new microdramas platform from Hollywood veterans Jana Winograde, Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun has launched with an initial slate of projects spanning the horror, comedy and animation genres.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of veterans
Noun
  • Beyond art, Griffin has also been a major buyer of important documents and prehistoric fossils.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Neanderthals and Denisovans left behind fossils — from which scientists could extract DNA — as well as identifiable traces in human genes.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of fossils
Noun
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Now the 10% is for stubborn old fogies who refuse to change their ways and try something new.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of fogies
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