What is "primming"

Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Primmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Primming.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.

vb. (present participle of prim English)

1. adj. affectedly dainty or refined [syn: dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, twee]

2. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian]

3. [also: primming, primmed, primmest, primmer]

1. v. assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"

2. contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"

3. dress primly [syn: prim up, prim out]

4. [also: primming, primmed, primmest, primmer]

See prim