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PRICKMEDAINTY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PRICKMEDAINTY is affectedly nice : goody-goody. www.merriam-webster.com
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Prick-me-dainty - World Wide Words
A prick-me-dainty is a person who is excessively finicky in dress, language and behaviour. The original prick-me-dainties were sixteenth century dandies. www.worldwidewords.org
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prick-me-dainty, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word prick-me-dainty. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. www.oed.com
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prick-me-dainty
ˈprick-me-ˈdainty, n. and a. Now Sc. or arch. Also 6 pryckmedenty, prickmydante; 9 prig-, prick-my-dainty, prick ma dainty, -denty. [f. prick v. (sense 20) + me + dainty a.] A. n. ‘One who dresses in a finical manner, or is ridiculously exact in dress or carriage’ (Jam.); one who is affectedly finic... Oxford English Dictionary
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A.Word.A.Day --prickmedainty - Wordsmith.org
noun: One overly concerned with their personal appearance: dandy. adjective: Overly concerned about one's appearance. www.wordsmith.org
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prick-me-dainty - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
prick-me-dainty (plural prick-me-dainties). (Scotland, obsolete) An affected individual, one who puts on airs. Categories:. en.wiktionary.org
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prig
▪ I. † prig, n.1 Obs. Also 5–6 prigg, pryg(ge (7 prydg). [App. another form of sprig n. (nail). Cf. prag n.1] (?) = sprig, brad (usually collective).1410 in Rogers Agric. & Prices (1882) III. 447 (Wye) Tileprig 6200 {at} m/10. 1411 Ibid., Wogh prig nails... Tyle prig. 1415 Ibid., (Charles & Rowhill)... Oxford English Dictionary
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10 Polite Words for Impolite People - Merriam-Webster
Prickmedainty. Definition: an affectedly nice person; a fop · Prickmedainty, a word that has primarily been used in Northern England and Scotland ... www.merriam-webster.com
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Word of the Day: PRICK-ME-DAINTY - Lexicophilia
ETYMOLOGYfrom prick (to attire a person with clothes and ornaments fastened by pins, bodkins, etc.) + me + dainty EXAMPLE". lexicophilia.com
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Prickmedainty - Deepstash
Definition: an affectedly nice person, a fop. Prickmedainty, a word that has primarily been used in Northern England and Scotland, may be employed as either a ... deepstash.com
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day -An affectedly nice person, a fop.
Prickmedainty (PRIK-me-dayn-tee) Noun: -An affectedly nice person, a fop. -Someone who cares overmuch about his clothing or appearance. www.facebook.com
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PRICK-ME-DAINTY - WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE PAST
PRICK-ME-DAINTY ... from prick (vb. to attire a person with clothes and ornaments fastened by pins, bodkins, etc.) EXAMPLE From: The Provost: And Other Tales www.wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com
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