primpingn.

Brit.

/ˈprɪmpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɪmpɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈprɪmpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: primp v., primp adj., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < either primp v. or primp adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare primping adj.It is uncertain whether there is any connection between 16th-cent. and later use.

Originally Scottish. Now chiefly U.S.

The action of primp v. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun]

tiffing?c1225

hightinga1387

prickinga1425

perching?1578

pranking1580

primpingc1590

sprunkinga1685

prinking1687

smugging1736

titivation1805

beautifying1836

prink1869

dolling1906

makeover1966

c1590 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 211 Proud primping of thy persone so perfyt In to my presence may navayis be seine.

1888 Amer. Ann. Deaf Apr. 100 Helen has a great notion of ‘primping’. Nothing pleases her better than to be dressed in her best clothes.

1899 W. Churchill Richard Carvel x You are content to see Richard without primping.

1916 V. Lindsay Art of Moving Picture iii. 178 Here the heroine does her plotting, flirting, and primping.

1956 Panama City (Florida) News 1 Oct. 5 (caption) Most pretty girls want pretty boudoirs in which to do their primping.

1977 New Yorker 16 May 108/2 When the course is closed to play and the green-keeping staff is giving it a final primping for the opening round.

1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) i. 43 No primping, because the only mirror we have in the house is my faux-ivory hand mirror.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

primpingadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪmpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɪmpɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈprɪmpɪŋ/

Forms: see primp v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: primp v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < primp v. + -ing suffix². Compare primp adj.Apparently unattested in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Originally Scottish.

That primps (in various senses). Also figurative.

ΚΠ

c1590 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 231 The potent prence heirfoir, proud primping Pryd,..may for thy neid prouyd.

1804 W. Tarras Poems 72 Young primpin Jean, wi' cuttie speen, Sings dum' to bake the bannocks.

1899 Living Age 17 June 772/2 Every one of those primping, smirking women wore valuables enough to dower a hundred poor maidens.

1918 Englewood (Chicago) Economist 26 June 1/3 (List of characters) The primping girl—Geraldine Berg. Giggling girl—Lorraine Berg.

1950 R. Chandler Let. 9 Oct. (1966) 80 I suppose these primping second-guessers who call themselves critics think he shouldn't have written the book at all.

1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 295 You see the primping queen with the little moustache and tartan shirt, tight jeans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	primping
释义	primpingn. Brit. /ˈprɪmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɪmpɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈprɪmpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: primp v., primp adj., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < either primp v. or primp adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare primping adj.It is uncertain whether there is any connection between 16th-cent. and later use. Originally Scottish. Now chiefly U.S. The action of primp v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] tiffing?c1225 hightinga1387 prickinga1425 perching?1578 pranking1580 primpingc1590 sprunkinga1685 prinking1687 smugging1736 titivation1805 beautifying1836 prink1869 dolling1906 makeover1966 c1590 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 211 Proud primping of thy persone so perfyt In to my presence may navayis be seine. 1888 Amer. Ann. Deaf Apr. 100 Helen has a great notion of ‘primping’. Nothing pleases her better than to be dressed in her best clothes. 1899 W. Churchill Richard Carvel x You are content to see Richard without primping. 1916 V. Lindsay Art of Moving Picture iii. 178 Here the heroine does her plotting, flirting, and primping. 1956 Panama City (Florida) News 1 Oct. 5 (caption) Most pretty girls want pretty boudoirs in which to do their primping. 1977 New Yorker 16 May 108/2 When the course is closed to play and the green-keeping staff is giving it a final primping for the opening round. 1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) i. 43 No primping, because the only mirror we have in the house is my faux-ivory hand mirror. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). primpingadj. Brit. /ˈprɪmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɪmpɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈprɪmpɪŋ/ Forms: see primp v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: primp v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < primp v. + -ing suffix². Compare primp adj.Apparently unattested in the 17th and 18th centuries. Originally Scottish. That primps (in various senses). Also figurative. ΚΠ c1590 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 231 The potent prence heirfoir, proud primping Pryd,..may for thy neid prouyd. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 72 Young primpin Jean, wi' cuttie speen, Sings dum' to bake the bannocks. 1899 Living Age 17 June 772/2 Every one of those primping, smirking women wore valuables enough to dower a hundred poor maidens. 1918 Englewood (Chicago) Economist 26 June 1/3 (List of characters) The primping girl—Geraldine Berg. Giggling girl—Lorraine Berg. 1950 R. Chandler Let. 9 Oct. (1966) 80 I suppose these primping second-guessers who call themselves critics think he shouldn't have written the book at all. 1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 295 You see the primping queen with the little moustache and tartan shirt, tight jeans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1590adj.c1590
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