pearl-clutchy en · ADJ
Etymology
From pearl-clutch(ing) + -y.
Meanings
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(derogatory, idiomatic, informal) Prim, prudish, or easily offended.
Elsewhere, news organizations were even more pearl-clutchy.
2013 August 11, Jason Linkins, “Warts And All: News Organizations Struggle With The Word 'Slutbag'”, in Huffington, page 11:I'm not a fan of that theory, mainly because Potter is a British franchise, and Brits tend to be a bit less pearl-clutchy about drinks with trace amounts of alcohol in them.
2019, Jeff Cioletti, Drink Like a Geek: Cocktails, Brews, and Spirits for the Nerd in All of Us, unnumbered page:[…] I doubt he's going to get all pearl-clutchy about people sleeping together.”
2015, Gretchen Galway, This Time Next Door, unnumbered page:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pearl-clutchy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pearl-clutchy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |