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adj
Overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname.
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name
A town, the county seat of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.
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noun
A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
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Synonyms: Mrs. Grundy
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noun
Granulated or shotted pig iron.
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Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A pair of underpants
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang
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History
Derived from Mrs. Grundy, a prudish character from the play Speed the Plough (1798) by the English playwright Thomas Morton.
Backformation from Grundies, an underwear brand name.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
