Definitions
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- noun
pride in theupkeep of one'shome ; the quality of beinghouse-proud
Etymologies
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house + pride
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Examples
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If you lose your housepride, you’re dead or dying in my book – this is what I was brought up to believe.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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The second feminist argument, though, is whether or not this exaggerated housepride, the love of trinkets and paints and interiors magazines and assorted bollocks there's a long-running line about a bedspread made from reclaimed Welsh wool has anything to do with the condition of being female.
The Guardian World News Zoe Williams 2011
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