prissies
Overly fastidious people
Prissies is the plural of prissy used as a noun, referring to people who are excessively proper, fussy, or easily offended by anything crude or improper.
The term is dismissive: Don't be such prissies—it's just a little mud.
It often targets those perceived as uptight or overly concerned with decorum.
Excessively particular
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- particularSpecific or fussy
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
persnickety · nitpicky · overcritical · perfectionist · exacting · demanding · hard-to-please · choosy
Socially appropriate
- prudishExcessively concerned with propriety
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
- strait-lacedExcessively proper and strict
- demureModestly reserved in manner
modest · reserved · stiff · uptight · stuffy · old-fashioned · conservative · buttoned-up
fussy
Excessively particular
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- particularSpecific or fussy
picky · persnickety · nitpicky · overcritical · perfectionist · exacting · demanding · hard-to-please · choosy · squeamish
proper
Socially appropriate
- prudishExcessively concerned with propriety
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
- strait-lacedExcessively proper and strict
demure · modest · reserved · stiff · uptight · stuffy · old-fashioned · conservative · buttoned-up · goody-goody
pretentious
Falsely grand or important
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
- hoity-toityAffectedly superior in manner
stuck-up · haughty · affected · precious · la-di-da · highfalutin · uppity · airs · conceited · nose-in-the-air
prissiesslobs
Habitually untidy people
boors · vulgarians · ruffians · roughnecks · lowbrows
prissieswild ones
Untamed beings or mavericks
hell-raisers · party animals · loose cannons · rowdies · rabble-rousers