verb
- to spend time making small adjustments to one’s appearance, especially hair and clothing
Usage: often implies excessive attention to appearance
Examples
- She primped in front of the mirror before the party.
- He spent twenty minutes primping his hair.
- Stop primping and let’s go!
- The actor primped backstage before his entrance.
- She primped nervously before the job interview.
- They were primping in the bathroom for an hour.