A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion thathe may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.[Political Slang, U.S.]

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/6865/mossbackRSS for NodeSun, 14 Jun 2026 04:54:18 GMTTue, 21 Mar 2017 19:01:32 GMT60a very conservative or reactionary person, especially one with old fashioned beliefs or values

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/42513https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/42513Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:05:02 GMTA slang term used to refer to those, often from the Pacific Northwest, who prefer drizzly, overcast weather to sunshine. The term alludes to these people preferring to spend so much time out of the sun that moss grows on their backs.

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