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Prinked vs Drinked - What's the difference?

prinked | drinked |

As verbs the difference between prinked and drinked

is that prinked is (prink) while drinked is (nonstandard) (drink).

prinked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (prink)

    • prink

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal) to give a wink; to wink.

    • Etymology 2

    Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of , (etyl) and (etyl) prunk.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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

    (en verb)
  • to look, gaze
  • to dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up
  • to strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious
    • Synonyms
    * (l)

    drinked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nonstandard) (drink)
  • * 1860 , (The New York Times) , " How the Republicans took the Nomination of Lincoln The Opposition Victory in Oregon":
    • Then these stalwart martyrs dashed their new hats on the pavement, they "danged their buttons" that they had ever been such fools as to admit LINCOLN to be any better than a moderate stump-orator, who had got whipped out by DOUGLAS; they drinked , took something, accepted a treat, snook hands, consented to be treated again -- and by this time the extras were out with LINCOLN once more the man, and the "Straight-outs" slinked off once more for a private drop of refreshments.
  • * 1999 , (San Francisco Chronicle) , " There's no bucking veteran deer hunter":
    • Nielsen credits his long, healthy life to the great love and bonds in his family and his passions for his career and outdoor adventure. " 'Course, I never smoked or drinked ."

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