"primp" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /pɹɪmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-primp.wav [Southern-England] Forms: primps [present, singular, third-person], primping [participle, present], primped [participle, past], primped [past]
Rhymes: -ɪmp Etymology: 16th century, a variant of prim. Etymology templates: {{m|en|prim}} 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  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

Download JSON data for primp meaning in English (2.2kB)

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        {
          "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.\"",
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        "(intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror."
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Douglas Waller, Commandos: The Making Of America's Secrets",
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        "(transitive) To dress in an affected manner."
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        "To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror."
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        "(intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror."
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        "(transitive) To dress in an affected manner."
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