primpy

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English

Etymology

From primp +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

Adjective

primpy (comparative more primpy, superlative most primpy)

  1. fastidious in the matters of appearance, cosmetics, and toilet
    • 2006, A. Keener, Mist Island: Welcome to Your Destiny:
      "You humans were so embarrassed by our rejection you made up this stupid story about how we are so vain and primpy that we cannot do any manual work when it was you who were the wimps."