"priss around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: prisses around [present, singular, third-person], prissing around [participle, present], prissed around [participle, past], prissed around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} priss around (third-person singular simple present prisses around, present participle prissing around, simple past and past participle prissed around)
  1. (informal) To act in a prissy manner. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-priss_around-en-verb-pcKT8LeE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around)

Inflected forms

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