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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(idiomatic, derogatory) Prim, prudish, or easily offended..
When John Kerry “outed” Mary Cheney in a 2004 presidential debate, it was already well known that Mary Cheney was a lesbian. You can't out the already out, no matter what pearl-clutching pundits would have you believe.
Even the biggest doe-eyed, pearl-clutching Etsy muffin has to find some way to make it okay to be negative, because we have no choice.
There's something truly irresistible about the pearl-clutching cartoons that came out during the time people thought women on bicycles were single-handedly going to bring society to ruin.
Use pearl-clutching when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pearl-clutching means (idiomatic, derogatory) Prim, prudish, or easily offended..
Common synonyms include pearl-clutchy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When John Kerry “outed” Mary Cheney in a 2004 presidential debate, it was already well known that Mary Cheney was a lesbian. You can't out the already out, no matter what pearl-clutching pundits would have you believe.
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