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pearl-clutcher

  • a word derived from pearl-clutching.
    pearl-clutching
    noun
    outrage or dramatic protest, especially from a woman, caused by something the person perceives as vulgar, in bad taste, or morally wrong but that does not elicit a similarly strong reaction from most other people.

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My community message list has already had the “out-of-state license plates” pearl-clutcher.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2022

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