my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tight-laced — adj Priggish and tense. Oscar was too tight laced to visit a hoochy coochy club. 1830s … Historical dictionary of American slang
tight-lace — tight laceˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb (of clothing) to tie tightly, so compressing the waist • • • Main Entry: ↑tight tight lacedˈ or tightˈ lace adjective Strait laced • • • Main Entry: ↑tight … Useful english dictionary
tight — (adj.) mid 15c., dense, close, compact, from M.E. thight, from O.N. þettr watertight, close in texture, solid, from P.Gmc. *thenkhtuz (Cf. second element in O.E. meteþiht stout from eating; M.H.G. dihte dense, thick, Ger. dicht dense, tight,… … Etymology dictionary
Tight Brethren — is a disparaging term sometimes used to identify Open Brethren assemblies within the Plymouth Brethren movement which hold to a conservative Gospel Hall Brethren policy of reception to fellowship and Lord s Table, in contrast to the more open… … Wikipedia
tight-ass — ☆ tight ass [tīt′as ] n. Slang a strait laced, inhibited person: term objected to by some * * * … Universalium
tight-ass — ☆ tight ass [tīt′as ] n. Slang a strait laced, inhibited person: term objected to by some … English World dictionary
tight-assed — [tīt′ast] adj. Slang strait laced and inhibited, as in behavior or attitudes: objected to by some … English World dictionary
Tight — High and tight, a hairstyle typical in the U.S. military Tight end, a position in American football on the offensive team Tight your black belt hard!, a popular judo manga in Japan TighT, a psychedelic trance live act from KohPhangan, Thailand… … Wikipedia
straight-laced — adjective exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn t approve of my miniskirts • Syn: ↑priggish, ↑prim, ↑prissy, ↑prudish, ↑puritanical, ↑square toed, ↑straitlaced, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
strait-laced — adjective exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn t approve of my miniskirts • Syn: ↑priggish, ↑prim, ↑prissy, ↑prudish, ↑puritanical, ↑square toed, ↑straitlaced, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
