prude
English
Etymology
From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from Latin. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.
Pronunciation
- enPR: pro͞od, IPA(key): /pɹuːd/
- Rhymes: -uːd
Noun
prude (plural prudes)
- A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
- 1991, Robert M. Pirsig, Lila:
- If you didn't go for Lila you're some kind of prissy old prude. If you did go for her you were some kind of dirty old man.
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Synonyms
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Translations
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper
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Further reading
- prude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- prude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Old French
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