prim and proper

1.
British EnglishAmerican Englishneutralformal
- Behaving in a very correct, neat, and orderly manner; showing strict attention to conventional standards of decorum and etiquette.
2.
British EnglishAmerican Englishinformalderogatory
- Excessively conventional, prim, or prudish; affectedly proper in a way that suggests stiffness, moral superiority, or lack of spontaneity.

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