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puritanism 

1. Commonly refers to an old fashioned Christian movement which was common into colonial times.

2. According to H. L. Mencken, "The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy."
Liberal people like me are extremely afraid of puritanism rising up.
puritanism by Zack Green August 19, 2004
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A person that's literally the king/queen of inferiority that they make themselves feel better by acting morally over the top that they expect everyone to be like them and anyone that dares to differ will be canceled
My puritan friends act like they better than everyone but when they walked downstairs, they saw that me, my friend, and the dog were in fancy clothes, they freaked the fuck out and had a temper tantrum.
Puritan by demekin March 17, 2020
the most addictive, expensive drug ever
Taylor= damn your high
Emma= ah yes its all that pudina I snorted last night
pudina by bing chilling ket January 7, 2022

puritanism 

The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy
Needless to say, puritans hate fun
puritanism by shambola September 5, 2004
A an old fashioned, homeschooling mother who thinks that girls should suffer during warm weather because shorts and tank tops will turn them into strippers destined for hell.
*girl walks into room wearing a weather-appropriate but not revealing tank top and jeans*

Puritan mother: Oh my goodness! Put some clothes on before you end up spending the rest of your life in a brothel!

Girl: But look at Zack! He's shirtless and his jeans are so low we can practically see all of his boxers! Why is that ok??

Puritan mother: Because I'm a sexist bitch.
Puritan by thatsjustterrible June 1, 2011
Someone who wants to basically make life as boring as possible
Mr. Cox is so puritan he made the band instafail due to lack of coolness.
Puritan by WaCkEdOuTDj March 8, 2009
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