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   Mrs. Grun·dy

   /ˌmisəz ˈɡrəndē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person with very conventional standards of propriety.

   Word Origin early 19th century: a person repeatedly mentioned in T. Morton's comedy Speed the Plough (1798), often in the phrase ‘What will Mrs Grundy say?’, which became a popular catchphrase.

   Derivatives

   • 1. Grundyism noun

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