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formality-alarmed

adjective /for-mal-i-tee-uh-larmd/

Definition

Immediately suspicious of a message that departs from the group's usual casual, chaotic tone.

In use

“I was formality-alarmed the second Mum wrote 'Dear all' instead of the usual chaos of emojis.”

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Published 3 August 2026

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adjective
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/for-mal-i-tee-uh-larmd/

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