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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Recent Examples of primping
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
Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primping
dressing
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Cooking with olive oil, drizzling it over vegetables, or whisking it into a salad dressing all count toward that 7-gram daily target.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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Add dressing to lentil mixture; toss to coat.—
Maddy Bendgen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Primping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primping. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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