Primp
//pɹɪmp// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror. intransitive
""Then I promise I'll let you take your bath and primp all day for your date.""
- 2 dress or groom with elaborate care wordnet
- 3 To dress in an affected manner. transitive
"Tonight, Moses was the center of attraction, attended to by a dozen Green Berets who prepped and primped him like a stage crew fluttering about a Hollywood star."
Example
More examples""Then I promise I'll let you take your bath and primp all day for your date.""
Etymology
16th century, a variant of prim.
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