Worse than a swot, a person who sucks up to teachers, follows all school rules and is maybe not smart, but incredibly hardworking.
To boot, the stew usually has a
sneaky or
annoying personality.
Usually used in Northern
Ireland
See that girl, over there? She does favours for the teachers, has a long
skirt and
done top button and got 100% in that deadly
physics test!
She is such a stew!