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priss

[pris]

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noun Informal.

a prissy person.

Origin of priss

1920–25, Americanism, back formation from prissy

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Examples from the Web for priss

Historical Examples of priss

Joel was below, in the cabin with Priss, when his brother boarded the ship.
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Ben Ames Williams
Priss had planned to go ashore in the afternoon; but Mark dissuaded her.
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Ben Ames Williams
“My dear Priss,” he said, in the elder-brother manner he affected toward her.
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Ben Ames Williams
And Priss, listening, winced at the thing that was like apology in his tone.
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Ben Ames Williams
Priss had put curtains on the windows; and she had a lily, in a pot, at one of them, and a clump of pansies at another.
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Ben Ames Williams

Word Origin and History for priss

n.

1914, Southern U.S., back-formation from prissy.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper