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prude

prude [ prood ] (plural prudes)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody easily shocked by sex: somebody who is easily offended by matters relating to sex or nudity

[Early 18th century. < French, back-formation < Old French prudefemme (misunderstood as "virtuous woman"), feminine of prud'homme< assumed pro de ome "fine (thing) of a man"]

prud·er·y [ prdəree ] noun
prud·ish adjective
prud·ish·ly adverb
prud·ish·ness noun
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