Prink
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹɪŋk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Prink is a verb meaning The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.
Meaning
The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.
More Meanings
- To look, gaze.
- To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
- To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.
- (UK, university slang, humorous) To pre-drink.
- (obsolete or dialectal) to give a wink; to wink.
Example Sentences
[…] by the Mass: You’ll make excellent Wives, Cuckold your Husbands immoderately: You mind nothing but prinking your selves up.
“Is my sash right; and does my hair look very bad?” said Meg, as she turned from the glass in Mrs. Gardiner’s dressing-room, after a prolonged prink.
She put it on, then floated round the room prinking things — the flowers, the ashtrays, Jack's whisky tray — making everything outside herself perfect because nothing inside herself was perfect in the least.
Word Forms
- prinks
- prinking
- prinked
Synonyms for prink
Depending on context, synonyms include prank, attire, get up, dress up, overdress.
Antonyms for prink
Common opposites include underdress.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include get up, dress up, attire, overdress, pink, twink.
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