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priss

Speech parts

1. priss - Noun

2. priss - Verb

Meaning

priss (plural prisses)

(informal) A prissy person

priss (third-person singular simple present prisses, present participle prissing, simple past and past participle prissed)

To dress or behave in a prissy manner

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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[Norine:] 'Do you know that the Vassar graduate has only 2.2 children?' Priss was aware of this statistic, which had caused concern in alumnae circles - Vassar women were barely replacing themselves while the rest of the population was multiplying. Mary McCarthy

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