as in to dress
to try to make yourself more attractive by making small changes to your clothes, hair, etc., especially while looking at yourself in a mirror
The teenagers spent hours primping in front of the mirror on the day of the prom.
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Recent Examples of primp
In the restroom, women nervously adjusted their swimsuits and primped in the mirror.
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New York Times,
23 Mar. 2026
The stage is set, the judges are primped, and American Idol is ready to find the next music superstar.
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Allison Degrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Jan. 2026
My introduction to Peters came late last year, when Instagram’s algorithm served me a video of him wearing a baseball cap, primping and pouting for the camera.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of them were on hand this week to primp and pamper more than 2,500 cows competing at what is widely considered to be the Westminster Dog Show of the cattle world.
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Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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New York Times,
23 Mar. 2026
The stage is set, the judges are primped, and American Idol is ready to find the next music superstar.
—
Allison Degrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Jan. 2026
My introduction to Peters came late last year, when Instagram’s algorithm served me a video of him wearing a baseball cap, primping and pouting for the camera.
—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of them were on hand this week to primp and pamper more than 2,500 cows competing at what is widely considered to be the Westminster Dog Show of the cattle world.
—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for primp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primp
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The vast majority that day was dressed in Ecuador’s canary yellow.
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Pair them with a blouse and heels for a meeting or dress them down with sneakers and a sweatshirt for the weekend.
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Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees.
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Kea are among the animals known to use tools, and in 2021 Bruce gained fame for employing a pebble to help preen himself.
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“Primp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primp. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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