"primp" meaning in All languages combined

See primp on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /pɹɪmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-primp.wav Forms: primps [present, singular, third-person], primping [participle, present], primped [participle, past], primped [past]
Rhymes: -ɪmp Etymology: 16th century, a variant of prim. Head templates: {{en-verb}} primp (third-person singular simple present primps, present participle primping, simple past and past participle primped)
  1. (intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-primp-en-verb-MoC29Xej Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (transitive) To dress in an affected manner. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-primp-en-verb-6w6JtJwV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: preen

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "16th century, a variant of prim.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "primps",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "primping",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "primped",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "primped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "primp (third-person singular simple present primps, present participle primping, simple past and past participle primped)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "preen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2001, Jo-Ann Mapson, Bad Girl Creek:",
          "text": "\"Then I promise I'll let you take your bath and primp all day for your date.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror."
      ],
      "id": "en-primp-en-verb-MoC29Xej",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, Douglas Waller, Commandos: The Making Of America's Secrets:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dress in an affected manner."
      ],
      "id": "en-primp-en-verb-6w6JtJwV",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To dress in an affected manner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɪmp/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪmp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "primp"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪmp",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪmp/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "16th century, a variant of prim.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "primps",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "primping",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "primped",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "primped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "primp (third-person singular simple present primps, present participle primping, simple past and past participle primped)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "preen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2001, Jo-Ann Mapson, Bad Girl Creek:",
          "text": "\"Then I promise I'll let you take your bath and primp all day for your date.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, Douglas Waller, Commandos: The Making Of America's Secrets:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dress in an affected manner."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To dress in an affected manner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɪmp/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-primp.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪmp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "primp"
}

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