Priss

//pɹɪs// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prissy person informal

    "Robin: Have you ever been in love? / Steve: Yep. Nancy Wheeler. First semester, senior year. / Robin: Oh my God. She's such a priss."

Verb
  1. 1
    To dress or behave in a prissy manner

Synonyms

All synonyms
pedantprude

Example

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"Robin: Have you ever been in love? / Steve: Yep. Nancy Wheeler. First semester, senior year. / Robin: Oh my God. She's such a priss."

Etymology

Back-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923.

Related phrases

priss around

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