Maginot-minded

Maginot-minded
Maginot-minded /mäˈzhē-nō-mīnˈdid/
adjective
1. Over-concerned with the defensive (military)
2. Static in ideas
ORIGIN: From the abortive French Maginot Line fortifications (1929–35) along the German border, named after war minister André Maginot (1877–1932)

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