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prissy

prissy · prissier · prissiest

Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticularPrim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.

/ˈpɹɪsi/

» I don't like that prissy face of yours.

Meaning

3 senses

(colloquial)Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.
zimperlich, überkorrekt, spießig
жема́нныйžemánnyj, чо́порныйčópornyj
мані́рнийmanírnyj, мані́жнийmanížnyj
(colloquial, derogatory, usually)Lacking masculine vigor; sissified; effeminate.
(colloquial)Well-mannered; well-behaved.
brav, bieder
благонра́вныйblagonrávnyj
ґре́чнийgréčnyj

More definitions

exaggeratedly proper
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

Examples

2 sentences

I don't like that prissy face of yours.
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Mr. Phillips goes up to see Prissy Andrews nearly every evening. He says it is to help her with her lessons.
deHerr Phillips geht fast jeden Abend zu Prissy Andrews – angeblich, um ihr beim Lernen zu helfen.
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Translations

5 languages

Українська

prim and fussy:

well-behaved, well-mannered:

Русский

prim and fussy:

well-behaved, well-mannered:

Deutsch

prim and fussy:

well-behaved, well-mannered:

Origin

1895, either an alteration of precise, blend of prim + sissy, or a blend of prim + fussy;

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.

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