stiff
adjective
°Of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
°(figuratively) Of policies and rules and their application and enforcement, inflexible.
noun
°An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.
°A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
verb
°To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.