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What does 'prim and proper' mean?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 12/17/2022

Well mannered and well turned out.
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prim means - strait-laced; prudish.
proper means - Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly.

Thus the expression 'prim and proper' is a Victorian English expression which referred to people (usually ladies) who behaved in a very formal and correct way and were easily shocked by anything rude.

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