primp
English
Pronunciation
Verb
primp (third-person singular simple present primps, present participle primping, simple past and past participle primped)
- (intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
- 2001, Jo-Ann Mapson, "Bad Girl Creek"
- "Then I promise I'll let you take your bath and primp all day for your date."
- 2001, Jo-Ann Mapson, "Bad Girl Creek"
- (transitive) To dress in an affected manner.
- 2013, Douglas Waller, Commandos: The Making Of America's Secrets
- 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