- primp (oneself) up
- primp (oneself) upto get dressed up; to fix oneself up by combing, brushing, adjusting, etc. •
Let me stop in the powder room and primp myself up a bit.
•I have to go in here and primp up.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
primp (oneself) up
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primp — /prɪmp/ (say primp) verb (t) 1. to dress or deck with nicety. –verb (i) 2. Colloquial to primp oneself; to prink. {? altered form of prim (verb) …
primp — /primp/, v.t. 1. to dress or adorn with care. v.i. 2. to groom oneself carefully: The photographer waited while we primped. [1795 1805; akin to PRIM1] Syn. 1, 2. preen, prettify, prink. * * * … Universalium
primp — prɪmp v. decorate, adorn; decorate or adorn oneself; beautify or dandify oneself; groom oneself … English contemporary dictionary
primp — verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1prim Date: 1801 transitive verb to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner intransitive verb to dress or groom oneself carefully < primps for hours before a date > … New Collegiate Dictionary
primp — v 1. adorn, decorate, ornament, trim, garnish, furbish, embellish, Archaic. dight, Archaic. ouch; dress, clothe, garb, habit; outfit, fit up, accou ter, gear, turn out; array, bedizen, deck, deck out, bedeck, trap. 2.(all of oneself) preen, plume … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
primp — [[t]prɪmp[/t]] v. t. 1) to dress or adorn with care 2) to groom oneself carefully • Etymology: 1795–1805; akin to prim … From formal English to slang
primp — v.tr. 1 make (the hair, one s clothes, etc.) tidy. 2 refl. make (oneself) smart. Etymology: dial. var. of PRIM … Useful english dictionary
freshen — verb 1) this will freshen your breath Syn: refresh, deodorize, cleanse; revitalize, restore 2) she went to freshen up before dinner Syn: wash, wash up, bathe, shower; tidy oneself (up), spruce onese … Thesaurus of popular words
preen — verb 1) the robin preened its feathers Syn: clean, tidy, groom, smooth, arrange; archaic plume 2) she preened before the mirror Syn: admire oneself, primp oneself, groom oneself, spruce oneself up; informal titivate oneself, doll ones … Thesaurus of popular words
preen — v 1.(all of animals, esp. birds) plume, trim; groom, dress. 2.(all of oneself) primp, beautify, prettify, fix up, Inf. titivate, Inf. spruce up, Inf. doll up, Inf. gussy up, Sl. trick up, Sl. dude up, Sl. swank up, Sl. fig out; array, bedizen,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
preen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. groom, primp, prettify, doll up (sl.); strut. See vanity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spruce, trim, primp; see dress 1 , dress up . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be proud of (oneself), as for an… … English dictionary for students
