prissy
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prissy¹
- /ˈpɹɪsi/
Rhymes with -ɪsi
Where it comes from
1895, either an alteration of precise, blend of prim + sissy, or a blend of prim + fussy; first attested in a work of American writer Joel Chandler Harris.
adjective prissier · prissiest
- Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular. She was a small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses […]
- Lacking masculine vigor; sissified; effeminate. I refused to wear this properly as it looked a bit prissy, so I butchly slung it over one shoulder.
- Well-mannered; well-behaved. As women post en masse over the course of the day and long into the night, the mood changes: The daylight crowd tends to be prissier; the night crowd rowdier (and drunker); the late-night crowd surrealistic and unpredictable, made up of the extremely sleep deprived, from mothers of newborns to insom
noun prissies
- A person who is prissy. 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I really like Beau. He sure enjoys being admired & lusted over. He just lays back like a king & enjoys. What a prissy!
Prissy²
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla.
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adj prim and fussy
| Español | remilgado, finolis, repipi, finoli |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | zimperlich, überkorrekt, spießig |
| Italiano | perbenista, perbenistico |
| Ελληνικά | σεμνότυφος semnótyfos |
| Русский | жема́нный žemánnyj, чо́порный čópornyj |
adj well-behaved, well-mannered
| Español | caballero |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | brav, bieder |
| Русский | благонра́вный blagonrávnyj |
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