/pɹɪs/
OriginBack-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923.
- informalA prissy person
“Robin: Have you ever been in love? / Steve: Yep. Nancy Wheeler. First semester, senior year. / Robin: Oh my God. She's such a priss.”
- To dress or behave in a prissy manner
Formsprisses(plural) · prisses(present, singular, third-person) · prissing(participle, present) · prissed(participle, past) · prissed(past)