primp
verb/pɹɪmp/
Etymology 16th century, a variant of prim.
1
To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
- "Then I promise I'll let you take your bath and primp all day for your date."2001, Jo-Ann Mapson, Bad Girl Creek:
2
To dress in an affected manner.
- 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.2013, Douglas Waller, Commandos: The Making Of America's Secrets:
- Derived terms
- primper, primpingly, primp up, primpy
- Related terms
- preen