From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprimpprimp /prɪmp/ verb [intransitive, transitive] old-fashioned DCBto make yourself look attractive by arranging your hair, putting on make-up etc She spends hours primping in front of the mirror.→ See Verb table
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primp• Are you through primping? I need to use the bathroom.• So tease it, grow it, shave it, primp it, curl it, color it.Origin primp (1500-1600) Perhaps from prim 