primp
To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
Verb
- To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
- "Then I promise I'll let you take your bath and primp all day for your date." - 2001, Jo-Ann Mapson, Bad Girl Creek:
- To dress in an affected manner.
- 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. - 2013, Douglas Waller, Commandos: The Making Of...
Origin
16th century, a variant of prim.