noun
- plural of prissy; people who are excessively proper, prudish, or concerned with propriety and appearance
Usage: informal; often derogatory
Examples
- The prissies at the country club complained about the casual dress code.
- She thought her coworkers were a bunch of prissies for refusing to attend the party.
- The prissies in the group insisted on following every rule to the letter.
- He dismissed them as prissies who couldn't loosen up and have fun.
- The prissies were scandalized by the modern art exhibit.