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prink.

to give a wink; to wink.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɹɪŋk/[ˈpʰɹʷɪŋk]/ˈpɹiŋk/[ˈpʰɹʷiŋk] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɪ̝ŋk]
  1. to give a wink; to wink.

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈpɹɪŋk/[ˈpʰɹʷɪŋk]/ˈpɹiŋk/[ˈpʰɹʷiŋk] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɪ̝ŋk]
  1. The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of prank (“to deck, adorn”), from Middle English pranken (“to trim”), or from Middle Dutch prinken (“to deck for show, parade in fine apparel”) (from pronk (“show, display”) or from Middle Low German prunken (from prank (“display”)). Cognate with Middle Dutch pronken (“to flaunt”), German Prunk (“a show, parade, splendour”), Danish and Swedish prunk.

verb/ˈpɹɪŋk/[ˈpʰɹʷɪŋk]/ˈpɹiŋk/[ˈpʰɹʷiŋk] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɪ̝ŋk]
  1. To look, gaze.

  2. To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.

  3. To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.

  4. To improve; to make stylish.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of prank (“to deck, adorn”), from Middle English pranken (“to trim”), or from Middle Dutch prinken (“to deck for show, parade in fine apparel”) (from pronk (“show, display”) or from Middle Low German prunken (from prank (“display”)). Cognate with Middle Dutch pronken (“to flaunt”), German Prunk (“a show, parade, splendour”), Danish and Swedish prunk.

verb/ˈpɹɪŋk/[ˈpʰɹʷɪŋk]/ˈpɹiŋk/[ˈpʰɹʷiŋk] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɪ̝ŋk]
  1. To pre-drink.

    UK · humorous
Where this word comes from

Contraction of pre-drink.

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