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prudery

[ proo-duh-ree ]

noun

plural pruderies
  1. excessive propriety or modesty in speech, conduct, etc.
  2. pruderies, prudish actions, phrases, or words.


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Origin of prudery1

From the French word pruderie, dating back to 1700–10. See prude, -ery
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But when you strip away the social conventions from which a show’s crisis develops — prudery, repression, outerwear, what have you — you leave the action unmotivated and unmoored.

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The case, however, made Comstock’s name synonymous with “prudery, Puritanism and officious meddling,†according to Broun and Leech.

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The Christian right are the villains in "Footloose" and American attitudes towards the prudery caucus haven't grown any warmer since then.

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DeSantis, with his "don't say gay" law and pro-censorship stance, just tips too far into the prudery camp to keep those voters from fading away.

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The abortion issue doesn't just unify the Democratic base, it creates a wedge between the fundamentalists and the rest of the GOP base that isn't nearly so keen on the politics of prudery.

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