noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A schoolmarm. informal
2. 2
   a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ma'ammistressschoolmarmschoolmistress

Example

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"Anne promptly exclaimed, with her best "schoolma'am" air, "Oh, Davy, gentlemen don't do things like that.""

Etymology

From school + ma'am.

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