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prick-me-dainty

prick-me-dainty noun: an affected person, one who puts on airs.

Noun

prick-me-dainty (plural prick-me-dainties)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) An affected person, one who puts on airs.

Forms of prick-me-dainty

pluralprick-me-dainties

Questions about prick-me-dainty

What does prick-me-dainty mean?
Prick-me-dainty means an affected person, one who puts on airs.
What part of speech is prick-me-dainty?
Prick-me-dainty is a noun.
What is the plural of prick-me-dainty?
The plural of prick-me-dainty is prick-me-dainties.

Words near prick-me-dainty in the dictionary

  1. prick the garter
  2. prick up
  3. prick up one's ears
  4. prick-eared
  5. prick-me-dainties
  6. prick-me-dainty
  7. prick-tease
  8. prick-teaser
  9. prick-teases
  10. pricked
  11. pricked one's ears

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