| Front | prude \prood\ |
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| Back | noun A person who is overly concerned with propriety or decorum. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French prudefemme (wise or good woman), feminine of prud'homme (wise man). The word prude once had positive connotations, but nowadays it is used only in a negative sense. |
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