prude
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A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹuːd/
Etymology
From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from Latin prōde. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.
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