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Prom vs Prim - What's the difference?

prom | prim |

As nouns the difference between prom and prim

is that prom is a promenade concert while prim is privet.

As an adjective prim is

prudish, straight-laced.

As a verb prim is

to make affectedly precise or proper.

prom

English

(wikipedia prom)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) a promenade concert
  • (British, abbreviation) promenade
  • (US) a formal ball held at a college near the end of the academic year

    • Derived terms

    * high school prom / high-school prom / highschool prom * promposal

    Anagrams

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    prim

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) prim, prin, from (etyl) (lena) .

    Adjective

    (primmer)
  • prudish, straight-laced
  • formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice
    • prim''' regularity; a '''prim person
    (Jonathan Swift)
    Usage notes
    Often used in the collocation “prim and proper”.
    Derived terms
    * prim and proper * prissy

    Verb

  • (dated) To make affectedly precise or proper.
  • (dated) To dress or act smartly.

    • Etymology 2

    See privet.

    Noun

  • (botany) privet
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