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prissy - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective
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adjective excessively prim , proper , particular or fussy adjective well-mannered , well-behaved
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adjective adjective
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps blend of pri(m) and (si)ssy.]
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1895, either an alteration of precise , or blend of prim and sissy ; first attested in American writer Joel Chandler Harris.
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I, as I said, was raised Catholic, and I was I don't know that I would use the word prissy , but I was awfully devout and careful.
Agnostic Michael Krasny Has 'Spiritual Envy' 2010
I, as I said, was raised Catholic, and I was I don't know that I would use the word prissy , but I was awfully devout and careful.
Agnostic Michael Krasny Has 'Spiritual Envy' 2010
I, as I said, was raised Catholic, and I was I don't know that I would use the word prissy , but I was awfully devout and careful.
Agnostic Michael Krasny Has 'Spiritual Envy' 2010
I, as I said, was raised Catholic, and I was I don't know that I would use the word prissy , but I was awfully devout and careful.
Agnostic Michael Krasny Has 'Spiritual Envy' 2010
And yes, I fully expect to be called prissy again.
Balloon Juice 2009
great post kyran we should focus on what unites us not what makes us different. and hey i don't mind being called a prissy bitch sometimes...my husband is canadian citizen now but he was a political refugee and he is also proud to be canadian
Canadian-Ish 2008
Shepherd dedicated herself to morphing "from a 'prissy ' woman who never exercised to the Guinness Book of World Records 'oldest female bodybuilder," ABC News reports.
Ernestine Shepherd, 74-Year-Old Bodybuilder, Inspires, Teaches Fitness (VIDEO) 2010
A newspaper friendly to Helms -- known as the Landmark -- accused Hunt of being "prissy " and suggested that he was gay.
The 10 nastiest Senate races 2010
And a big part of Kilgore's problem is his "prissy " voice.
Archive 2005-11-06 Steve Sailer 2005
And a big part of Kilgore's problem is his "prissy " voice.
Why Jerry Kilgore lost the Virginia governor's race Steve Sailer 2005
dontcry commented on the word prissy
This IS random!
February 11, 2009