bluenose

blue·nose

noun \ˈblü-ˌnōz\

Definition of BLUENOSE

: a person who advocates a rigorous moral code

— blue·nosed \-ˌnōzd\ adjective

Examples of BLUENOSE

1. <the editorial lambasts those bluenoses who feel they have the moral authority to dictate how other people should conduct themselves in private>

First Known Use of BLUENOSE

1903

Related to BLUENOSE

Synonyms: prude, moralist, Mrs. Grundy, nice nelly, puritan, wowser [chiefly Australian]

Antonyms: immoralist

Related Words: moralizer; goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes; fuddy-duddy, old maid, prig, spoilsport, stuffed shirt

Near Antonyms: libertarian, libertine; misbehaver

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Rhymes with BLUENOSE

appose, brownnose, compose, depose, dextrose, disclose, dispose, dog rose, enclose, expose, foreclose, fructose, glucose, hardnose, impose, Montrose, moss rose, musk rose, old rose, oppose, primrose, propose, pug nose, repose, rockrose, suppose, transpose, tuberose, unclose, viscose, wind rose