English

Verb

prink ‎(third-person singular simple present prinks, present participle prinking, simple past and past participle prinked)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) to give a wink; to wink.

Etymology 2

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”). Cognate with Dutch pronken ‎(“to flaunt”), German Prunk ‎(“a show, parade, splendour”), Danish and Swedish prunk.

Noun

prink ‎(plural prinks)

1. the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up
   • 2006, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women:

     [...] And does my hair look very bad?", said Meg, as she turned from the glass in Mrs. Gardiner's dressing room after a prolonged prink.

Verb

prink ‎(third-person singular simple present prinks, present participle prinking, simple past and past participle prinked)

1. to look, gaze
2. to dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up
3. to strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious

Synonyms

• prank