prink

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪŋk/

The English word “prink” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

to give a wink; to wink.
To look, gaze.
To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.
To improve; to make stylish.
To pre-drink.

noun

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

Etymology

From Middle English prinken (“to wink, signal with the eye”), from prinke, prinche (“a wink, twinkling of the eye, momentary gesture”), from Old English princ (“a wink”). More at pry.

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