Whitehousian
Whitehousian adjective: prudish; morally censorious.
Adjective
Whitehousian (comparative more Whitehousian, superlative most Whitehousian)
- Prudish; morally censorious.
- His assumption of the Whitehousian justification for censorship (and the use of 'the middle-aged' here is thin cover indeed for the first person singular) — to wit, that these American-style papers may corrupt their children, damage community relations, reduce British cities to New York level, or...1972, The Listener, volume 87, page 279
- Exactly the same technique may still be seen whenever we come upon 'f—' or 'f***' in print; every reader supplies the missing 'uck', but the Whitehousian proprieties are observed.1986, Bernard Levin, In These Times, page 15
Forms of Whitehousian
| comparative | more Whitehousian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Whitehousian |
Origin of Whitehousian
From Whitehouse + -ian; named after Mary Whitehouse (1910–2001), English activist who stridently opposed social liberalism and the permissiveness of the mainstream media.
Questions about Whitehousian
- What does Whitehousian mean?
- Whitehousian means prudish; morally censorious.
- What part of speech is Whitehousian?
- Whitehousian is an adjective.
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