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Definition of Primp
1. Verb. Dress or groom with elaborate care. "They primp themselves"; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
Exact synonyms: Dress, Plume, Preen
Generic synonyms: Attire, Deck Out, Deck Up, Dress Up, Fancy Up, Fig Out, Fig Up, Get Up, Gussy Up, Overdress, Prink, Rig Out, Tog Out, Tog Up, Trick Out, Trick Up
Related verbs: Dress, Get Dressed
Derivative terms: Dress, Primping
Generic synonyms: Attire, Deck Out, Deck Up, Dress Up, Fancy Up, Fig Out, Fig Up, Get Up, Gussy Up, Overdress, Prink, Rig Out, Tog Out, Tog Up, Trick Out, Trick Up
Related verbs: Dress, Get Dressed
Derivative terms: Dress, Primping
Definition of Primp
1. v. i. & t. To be formal or affected in dress or manners; -- often with up.
Definition of Primp
1. Verb. To spend time improving ones appearance (often in front of a mirror). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Primp
1. to dress or adorn carefully [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Primp
Literary usage of Primp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"To primp, ra To deck one's self in a stiff and affected manner. Probably allied
to Su. ... [primp, i. A person of a stiff, or affected manner, ..."
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