Primp

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Primp \Primp\, v. i. & t. [Cf. {Prim}, a.]
     To be formal or affected in dress or manners; -- often with
     up. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  primp
       v : dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when
           going to the opera" [syn: {preen}, {plume}, {dress}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "primp":
     adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, color, dandify,
     deck, deck out, decorate, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up,
     embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fancy up, fig out, fix up,
     furbish, garnish, get up, grace, groom, gussy up, ornament,
     overdress, paint, plume, prank, prank up, preen, prettify,
     pretty up, primp up, prink, prink up, rag out, redecorate, redo,
     refurbish, set off, set out, slick, slick up, smarten, smarten up,
     spiff, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim