noun
Meaning 1
A prissy person
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
priss
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/pɹɪs/
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rhymes with -ɪs
verb
Meaning 2
To dress or behave in a prissy manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Back-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: tärkeillä — to behave in a prissy manner
- Russian: жема́нничать (žemánničatʹ) — to behave in a prissy manner
- Ukrainian: мані́ритися (manírytysja) — to behave in a prissy manner
- Ukrainian: мані́житися (manížytysja) — to behave in a prissy manner