primp
/prɪmp
/verb [no object]
Spend time making minor adjustments to one’s hair, make-up, or clothes: girls were primping in front of the mirror [with object]: she was primping her stiff hair...
- I had spent the afternoon before primping - washing my hair, deliberating over clothes, and carefully applying makeup, all with Trisha's help.
- And they are right to some extent - I'm not an exercise buff, I don't starve myself, and I don't spend hours primping in front of the mirror.
- And now here he is, primping his hair, smoothing down the front of his striped shirt just to get the relationship back on track.
Origin
Late 16th century: related to prim.