prink

Significat (anglès)

Noun

The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.

Verb

to give a wink; to wink.

Verb

1. To look, gaze.
2. To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
3. To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.

Verb

To pre-drink.

Sinònims

trick up

tog up

attire

deck out

deck up

get up

fancy up

fig out

fig up

gussy up

beautify

rig out

spruce up

overdress

doll

dress up

prim

primp

tog

titivate

tog out

trick out

preen

array

bespangle

caparison

deck

decorate

embellish

garnish

ornament

perk

prank

adorn

trim

doll up

preen oneself

Etimologia (anglès)

Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of prank (“to deck, adorn”), from Middle English pranken (“to trim”), or from Middle Dutch prinken (“to deck for show, parade in fine apparel”) (from pronk (“show, display”) or from Middle Low German prunken (from prank (“display”)).
Cognate with Middle Dutch pronken (“to flaunt”), German Prunk (“a show, parade, splendour”), Danish and Swedish prunk.