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Definition of be prissy

prissy

adjective

  • overly proper.
                                                                                             

    Citation from "Viewing Party", The Office (TV, 2010), Season 7 Episode 8 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Nov 12 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

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Definitions include: very displeasing; "horrible".
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