noun
- a person who is excessively proper, prudish, or easily shocked
Usage: informal; often derogatory
verb
- to behave in an excessively proper or prudish manner
Usage: informal; often used with 'up' or 'out'
Examples
- She's such a priss about wearing makeup to the gym.
- Don't be a priss—it's just a little mud.
- He prisses around the office in his perfectly pressed suit.
- She prisses up before every social event.
- The priss refused to watch the movie because it had one curse word.
- Stop prissy about the food and just try it.