# Word help, Please **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 21, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457 "2011-01-21T16:13:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/1 "2011-01-21T16:13:25Z")
I’m finding myself stuck on a word for an article I’m working on. Need a mildly derisive word or term for “humorless” or “taking oneself too seriously”. _Narcissist_ and _anal retentive_ are the only things that come to mind, but the’re not quite what I’m looking for. Something onomatopeiac would work, if the meaning is obvious. Need answer fairly soon. Any suggestions? SS ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/2 "2011-01-21T16:16:52Z")
Priggish? ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/3 "2011-01-21T16:43:47Z")
Self-important. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/4 "2011-01-21T16:46:22Z")
Wooden? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/5 "2011-01-21T16:55:51Z")
Sobersided ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/6 "2011-01-21T17:37:53Z")
Thanks all. Some good options there. One of them should work. SS ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/7 "2011-01-21T17:48:20Z")
Having a stick up one’s ass? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/8 "2011-01-21T17:59:32Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Having a stick up one’s ass? “Good lord, the rod up that man’s butt must have a rod up its butt.” -Superintended Chalmers ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/9 "2011-01-22T02:05:16Z")
Uptight? ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/10 "2011-01-22T04:45:29Z")
Staid or solemn come to mind. ---
**Author:** ![wellanuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-help-please/568457/11 "2011-01-22T05:05:41Z")
Pompous