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Boston version

Boston version noun: a bowdlerized version of a play to appeal to puritanical sensibilities.

Noun

Boston version (plural Boston versions)

  1. A bowdlerized version of a play to appeal to puritanical sensibilities.
    • If a routine was on the blue side — unsuitable for families — performers might want to develop a Boston version so they could play the Sunday school circuit.2005, Rosemarie Ostler, Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers
    • Some theaters put on censored “Boston versions” of shows. The Watch and Ward Society successfully stamped out what it considered indecency in Boston's public life. But this movement had unintended results.2010, Christine Zuchora-Walske, Internet Censorship: Protecting Citizens or Trampling Freedom?

Forms of Boston version

pluralBoston versions

Questions about Boston version

What does Boston version mean?
Boston version means a bowdlerized version of a play to appeal to puritanical sensibilities.
What part of speech is Boston version?
Boston version is a noun.
What is the plural of Boston version?
The plural of Boston version is Boston versions.

Words near Boston version in the dictionary

  1. Boston sours
  2. Boston Spa
  3. Boston Tea Party
  4. Boston terrier
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  6. Boston version
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  8. Bostoner
  9. Bostoners
  10. Bostonese
  11. Bostoneses

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