priss

noun, verb — 2 senses

priss

noun

/pɹɪs/

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

1

Informal A prissy person

Robin: Have you ever been in love? / Steve: Yep. Nancy Wheeler. First semester, senior year. / Robin: Oh my God. She's such a priss.2019, Stranger Things, season 3, episode 7, spoken by Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley (Joe Keery and Maya Hawke):

priss

verb

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

1

To dress or behave in a prissy manner

Derived terms: priss around

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