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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : primp |
| Phonetic Transcription : prɪmp |
Definition of primp
Origin :- 1801, probably an extension of prim (q.v.) in its verbal "dress up" sense; cf. Scottish primpit (c.1739) "delicate, nice." Related: Primped; primping.
- verb beautify and dress nicely
- They just sit around and primp up and read, and do things like that.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys at Colby Hall » by Arthur M. Winfield
- Why, if I just primp a little more, Sally told herself, I'll be irresistible.
- Extract from : « The Calm Man » by Frank Belknap Long
- He ain't git fur 'fo' he see Brer Fox comin' down de road all primp up.
- Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris
- En he wuz all primp up, too, mon, en he look slick en shiny lak he des come outen de sto'.
- Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris
- It is just long enough so that, if we see anybody turn in, we can primp a little before they get to the house.
- Extract from : « The Girls of Hillcrest Farm » by Amy Bell Marlowe
- He aint git fur 'fo' he see Brer Fox comin' down de road all primp up.
- Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris
- There was one season in particular that I was careful to primp up and look sassy.
- Extract from : « Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country » by Joel Chandler Harris
- The boys ran off to "primp," and what the girls did to make themselves lovely, Libbie said "was a caution!"
- Extract from : « Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp » by Alice B. Emerson
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