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Primp

//pɹɪmp// verb

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Verb
  1. 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. 2
    dress or groom with elaborate care wordnet
  3. 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."

Etymology

16th century, a variant of prim.

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