- primp
- primp 1801, probably an extension of PRIM (Cf. prim) (q.v.); Cf. Scottish primpit (c.1739) "delicate, nice."
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Primp — Primp, v. i. & t. [Cf. {Prim}, a.] To be formal or affected in dress or manners; often with up. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
primp — [prımp] v [I and T] old fashioned [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from prim] to make yourself look attractive by arranging your hair, putting on ↑make up etc ▪ She spends hours primping in front of the mirror … Dictionary of contemporary English
primp — [ prımp ] verb intransitive or transitive to spend time making small changes to your appearance, especially in front of a mirror … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
primp — [primp] vt., vi. [prob. extension of PRIM2] to groom or dress up in a fussy way … English World dictionary
primp — /primp/, v.t. 1. to dress or adorn with care. v.i. 2. to groom oneself carefully: The photographer waited while we primped. [1795 1805; akin to PRIM1] Syn. 1, 2. preen, prettify, prink. * * * … Universalium
primp — [v] beautify and dress nicely deck out*, dress up, fix up, get dressed up, groom, gussy up*, preen, prepare, slick*, smarten, spiff, spruce, titivate; concept 202 Ant. mess up, uglify … New thesaurus
primp — ► VERB ▪ make minor adjustments to (one s hair, clothes, or make up). ORIGIN related to PRIM(Cf. ↑primness) … English terms dictionary
primp — UK [prɪmp] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms primp : present tense I/you/we/they primp he/she/it primps present participle primping past tense primped past participle primped to spend time making small changes to your appearance,… … English dictionary
primp — /prɪmp/ (say primp) verb (t) 1. to dress or deck with nicety. –verb (i) 2. Colloquial to primp oneself; to prink. {? altered form of prim (verb) …
primp — Synonyms and related words: adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fancy up, fig out, fix up, furbish, garnish, get up,… … Moby Thesaurus
