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dyed-in-the-wool

[dahyd-n-thuh-wool]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

through and through; complete.
a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
dyed before weaving.

dyed-in-the-wool

adjective

extreme or unchanging in attitude, opinion, etc
(of a fabric) made of dyed yarn

dyed-in-the-wool

Thoroughgoing or complete: “The door-to-door salespeople are wasting their time with Evans; he's a dyed-in-the-wool advocate of shopping on the Internet.”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyed-in-the-wool¹

First recorded in 1570–80

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Anthony Bourdain, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker with a keen eye for the soul of a place, once called Chicago one of America’s last great “no bulls**t zones,” a place where “pomposity, pretentiousness, putting on airs of any kind, douchery and lack of a sense of humor will not get you far.”

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It is hard to overstate the significance of these words coming from the pen of a deeply conservative, dyed-in-the-wool Federalist Society stalwart like Pryor.

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But I think some of the industry’s leaders, who tend to be dyed-in-the-wool believers in an open internet, will be regretful about the circumstances that led to it.

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“I know dyed-in-the-wool liberals who are doubting if they’re going to vote for Tester, and I know conservatives who are completely anti-Tester but are confused about ‘Shady Sheehy.’

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Though they’re largely dyed-in-the-wool Democrats, the abortion ban feels like a big enough crisis that they’re happy to put aside their partisan loyalties to get Republicans on board.

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dye dyeing

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