prissy(adj.)
"过于精确,过于挑剔",1895年,可能是美国南方方言,首次见于乔尔·钱德勒·哈里斯的作品,可能是 precise(详见)的变体,或者是 prim 和 sissy 的合并 [OED]。相关词汇: Prissily; prissiness。
["]Then Mrs Blue Hen rumpled up her feathers and got mad with herself, and went to setting. I reckon that's what you call it. I've heard some call it 'setting' and others 'sitting.' Once, when I was courting, I spoke of a sitting hen, but the young lady said I was too prissy for anything."
"What is prissy?" asked Sweetest Susan.
Mr. Rabbit shut his eyes and scratched his ear. Then he shook his head slowly.
"It's nothing but a girl's word," remarked Mrs. Meadows by way of explanation. "It means that somebody's trying hard to show off."
"I reckon that's so," said Mr. Rabbit, opening his eyes. He appeared to be much relieved.
[Joel Chandler Harris, "Mr. Rabbit at Home"]
["]然后蓝母鸡抖了抖羽毛,生自己的气,开始孵蛋。我想那就是你们所说的“setting”。我听过有人称之为“setting”,也有人称之为“sitting”。有一次,我在求爱时,说了一只坐着的母鸡,但那位年轻女士说我太过挑剔了。"
"什么是 prissy?" Sweetest Susan 问道。
兔先生闭上眼睛,挠了挠耳朵。然后他缓慢地摇了摇头。
"这只是女孩的说法,"梅多斯夫人解释道。"它意味着有人在努力炫耀自己。"
"我想是这样,"兔先生睁开眼睛说。他似乎松了一口气。
[乔尔·钱德勒·哈里斯,《兔先生在家》]
该词起源时间:1895年