prink

verb

Definition of prinknext
as in to primp

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  1. primp
  2. preen
  3. dress
Verb
  • Hair that has never looked more posh or perfectly primped—I’m officially hooked.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 28 July 2026
  • Troye Sivan arrives primped for the Prada dinner during Milan Fashion Week on June 21.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of primp
Verb
  • Trump has already accepted a set of Olympic medals from LA 28 chair Casey Wasserman and will preen as a man of consequence for the world when the Games come to Los Angeles in two years.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
Definition of preen
Verb
  • His uncertain fate plays out in the present-day imagination of an unnamed curator of unspecified gender, who has been employed by the palace to dress some of its rooms for public viewing in the wake of an undescribed personal tragedy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Brown, dressed in a dark suit and blue-and-gold tie, addressed the court during the 1 hour, 45-minute sentencing hearing.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of dress
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“Prink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prink. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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