schoolmarmish

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school·marm (sk

märm

) also school·ma'am (-mäm

, -m

)

A woman teacher, especially one who is regarded as strict or old-fashioned.

[school + dialectal marm (variant of ma'am).]

schoolmarmish adj.

Translations

schoolmarmish [ˈskuːlˌmɑːmɪʃ] adj (pej) → pedante

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