priss
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priss
- /pɹɪs/
Rhymes with -ɪs
Where it comes from
Back-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923.
noun prisses
- A prissy person Robin: Have you ever been in love? / Steve: Yep. Nancy Wheeler. First semester, senior year. / Robin: Oh my God. She's such a priss.
verb prisses · prissing · prissed
- To dress or behave in a prissy manner
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verb to behave in a prissy manner
| Русский | жема́нничать žemánničatʹ |
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Talk about this word "priss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/priss. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. priss. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/priss "priss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/priss.Cite this
@misc{priss_2026,
title = {priss},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/priss},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
