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schoolmarm
school·marm [ skl mrm ] (plural school·marms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. an offensive term for a woman thought to live in a way regarded as old-fashioned ( insult )

2. an offensive term for a woman schoolteacher, especially one considered too proper and old-fashioned ( dated insult )


school·marm·ish adjective
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