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
It means someone’s acting uptight, rigid, or weirdly anti-fun, usually in a way that makes everyone else roll their eyes. You throw it out when a person shows up to a relaxed situation acting stern, judgy, or impossible to loosen up. It’s crude, common, and totally normal in casual American English.
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."
"Why’s Jake acting like he’s the manager of happiness tonight? Tell him to pull the stick out of his ass and have a drink."
"We were just messing around in the backyard and Kim started giving everyone rules, so her cousin went, damn, who put a stick up your ass today?"
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