primp
to dress or adorn with care.
to groom oneself carefully: The photographer waited while we primped.
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How to use primp in a sentence
For the first time in decades, Hollywood could—without looking retrograde—fill its frames with hot girls in tight clothes who lived to shop, primp and have sex.
From Britney to Buffy, We're Suddenly Rethinking Postfeminist Pop Culture—and Nothing Could Be Healthier | Judy Berman | March 2, 2021 | TimeThe mood becomes tender, fluid, and unbearably wistful when the bar boys primp in front of their own mirror.
‘Whores’ Glory’: An Interview With Michael Glawogger | Tracy Quan | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut does encouraging women to primp and doll—in the name of equal rights—really foster equality?
He aint git fur 'fo' he see Brer Fox comin' down de road all primp up.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler HarrisThe boys ran off to "primp," and what the girls did to make themselves lovely, Libbie said "was a caution!"
Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp | Alice B. Emerson
"I reckon the gals wouldn't primp so much either if they could see the insides of their prize-packages," he returned.
Dixie Hart | Will N. HarbenShe ran to the mirror for a final primp before he should see her.
The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig | David Graham PhillipsThere was one season in particular that I was careful to primp up and look sassy.
Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country | Joel Chandler Harris
British Dictionary definitions for primp
/ (prɪmp) /
to dress (oneself), esp in fine clothes; prink
Origin of primp
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