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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Following the popularity of the TV show “Pimp my ride,” (popular with me at least!) it seems to me that “pimp” for gussy up, make flashy, might be more familiar to many than “primp.” Although they inhabit different ends of the scale of delicacy today, that wasn’t always the case. Pimp is the older word, probably coming from a French word meaning “to dress elegantly.” Primp may be related to prim. To find potential eggcorns I looked for modifications of a stock phrase, primp and preen. Of course, it may be just an unfortunate typo!
Indian gossip
she MUST be a slave to fashion and pimp and preen for the cameras
http://indiaplusplus.com/entertainment/ … human-show
Bring Smokers in Doors
as long as health nutbags, who pimp and preen every single molecule that enters their body continue to get cancer, I will continue to combat the myth
Zen gardening
This dedicated fleet of workers pimp and preen the gardens to perfection
Pickup art
A real man does not pimp and preen and trick and cajole.
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I saw this one- but in the opposite direction- in 2006:
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Noooooo! I didn’t even check this one, I was so confident it was unique. Still, I guess yours gives a bit more credibility to the primp >> pimp direction, he said to console himself. Kudos!
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