sobersides

1 9.9

A person who is always too serious and not playful

noun
/ˈsoʊbərˌsaɪdz/

Archaic

: serio

He's always a sobersides during meetings.

Examples

You don't have to be such a sobersides—loosen up and join the fun!
Although he was called sobersides by his friends, he secretly enjoyed a good joke.
Everyone at the party was laughing except for sobersides in the corner.
Don't be such a sobersides at the party!
Everyone at the party was laughing except for sobersides in the corner.
You don't have to be such a sobersides—loosen up and join the fun!
He's always a sobersides during meetings.

Antonyms

jokester

9 4.4

A person who often makes other people laugh

merrymaker

1 5.3

A person who joins lively noisy celebrations

How Serious

sobersides

Archaic

1 9.9

joker

35 2.4

Surface Forms

sobersides singular

sobersides plural

Morphology

sobersides = sober + sides (semi-transparent) = sober + sides

Formed from 'sober' + 'sides' where 'sober' gives the core meaning but the person-denoting use of '-sides' is idiomatic and dialectal rather than fully predictable.

Etymology

Sobersides comes from the common word sober ('serious') and sides, as if someone stands on the 'serious side' of things. So a sobersides is a person who is always serious and does not join the fun.