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Synonyms & Antonyms of bluenose
a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters
- the editorial lambasts those bluenoses who feel they have the moral authority to dictate how other people should conduct themselves in private
Synonyms for bluenose
- moralist,
- Mrs. Grundy,
- nice nelly,
- prude,
- puritan,
- wowser
- [chiefly Australian]
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The first known use of bluenose was in 1785
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