Square
Uptight
Uptight adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
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Robert Crumb wrote a series called Whiteman Meets Bigfoot, in which his most famously uptight and square character was at least half in love with a hairy female monster.
Source: Bigfoot, Sasquatch and Yeti -
I mean, sure she's a little uptight and square, but I think there's something freaky deaky going on there too.
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Lawrence Bingham from the Doctor in the House franchise, as part of his overall portrayal as an uptight square, is a keen trainspotter, and often spends his days off at the railway station writing down train numbers (a hobby the other doctors deride).
Source: Rail Enthusiast
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