Meaning & use
Priss
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A person, especially one regarded as excessively prim, proper, or easily shocked.
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Don't be such a priss about a little mud on your shoes.
She was teased for being a priss around anything remotely rowdy.
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Gives rise to the adjective 'prissy,' describing overly fastidious or fussy behavior.
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