Sekirov Dictionary

pearl-clutching

adjective 1
pearl clutching noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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(disapproving) Prim, prudish, or easily offended.
- 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. — 2010

pearl clutching noun1

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(disapproving) Ostentatious prim or prudish behaviour, as when being offended.
- Vance, in response to the Politico report on Tuesday, said he refuses “to join the pearl clutching when people call for political violence.” — 2025

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pearl-clutchings · more pearl-clutching · most pearl-clutching

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