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Everything is prim, but the picture’s mood is as weirdly glum as it is exuberant.

If Miss America is prim and studious, competing for university scholarships, think of Miss USA as the racier sister.

This bold diagonal, cut through the prim Quaker street grid, produced a great many awkwardly shaped blocks, including the pointy trapezoid between the Parkway and the Vine Street Expressway that houses Calder Gardens.

Early in her career, Swift had a reputation for being prim and proper.

"The album is not for any pearl clutchers," she told CBS News, with reference to prim, prudish or easily offended people.