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prink

UK/ˈpɹɪŋk/ US/ˈpʰɹʷɪŋk/ uncommon obsolete uk

verb

1.

dress very carefully and in a finicky manner

2.

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

  • “She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera”
  • “The young girls were all fancied up for the party”
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Origin

Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of prank (“to deck, adorn”), from Middle English pranken (“to trim”), or from Middle Dutch prinken (“to deck for show, parade in fine apparel”) (from pronk (“show, display”) or from Middle Low German prunken (from prank (“display”)). Cognate with Middle Dutch pronken (“to flaunt”), German Prunk (“a show, parade, splendour”), Danish and Swedish prunk.

Phrases

  • prink up

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