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primp

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Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

primpv. i. & t. [Cf. Prim, a.].
     To be formal or affected in dress or manners; -- often with up.  Halliwell.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

primp, v.tr.
1 make (the hair, one's clothes, etc.) tidy.
2 refl. make (oneself) smart.

Etymology
dial. var. of PRIM

THESAURUS

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

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