prudery in English

noun

[prud·er·y || 'pruːdərɪ]

excessively modest behavior, excess propriety; self-righteousness, piousness

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1. 22 Surely, they feel, youthful vigour should outgun out-of-date prudery.

2. 23 synonyms for Coyness: shyness, reserve, modesty, timidity, affectation, diffidence, prudery

3. But there should be no negative feeling of false modesty or prudery or feeling that sex is somehow shameful.

4. He jeered at American sham, pretension, provincialism, and prudery, and he ridiculed the nation’s organized religion, business, and middle class (or ‘Booboisie’).

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6. Some fans did Bowdlerize the lyrics of the original version when they posted them online (either out of prudery or trying to avoid trouble with their ISPs or spammers), leading to a short-lived fandom meme about "lick pens erect." Violet UK's Blind Dance, as mentioned …