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primp verb [ prɪmp ]

• spend time making minor adjustments to one's hair, make-up, or clothes.
• "I spend hours primping in front of the mirror"
Similar: groom, tidy, arrange, brush, comb, smooth, smarten (up), spruce up, freshen (up), beautify, pretty, preen, prink (up), titivate, doll up, tart up, gussy up, plume, trig (up),
Origin: late 16th century: related to prim.


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