Whitehousian
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Prudish; morally censorious.
"His assumption of the Whitehousian justification for censorship (and the use of 'the middle-aged' here is thin cover indeed for the first person singular) — to wit, that these American-style papers may corrupt their children, damage community relations, reduce British cities to New York level, or pollute the public mind."
Example
More examples"His assumption of the Whitehousian justification for censorship (and the use of 'the middle-aged' here is thin cover indeed for the first person singular) — to wit, that these American-style papers may corrupt their children, damage community relations, reduce British cities to New York level, or pollute the public mind."
Etymology
From Whitehouse + -ian; named after Mary Whitehouse (1910–2001), English activist who stridently opposed social liberalism and the permissiveness of the mainstream media.
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