as in dressing
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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For her hair, Giannetos leaned into the striking shapes of couture dressing, with high-volume curls brushed out and styled into a deep side part.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025 -
At last, he was being given the green light to incorporate his personal style into a project, dressing Chow in a stiff trench coat — a nod to both Alain Delon and his favorite Japanese star, Ken Takakura — and giving the character a strict code of honor that would become a Woo signature.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Primping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primping. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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