preener
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]preener (plural preeners)
- One who preens.
- 2008 June 15, Mark Leibovich, “Tiny Town: Washington After a Fall”, in The New York Times[1]:
- So in a town that’s in fact entirely over-populated with blow-dried preeners, it seemed entirely appropriate that the signature TV star be, if not ugly, aggressively “not pretty.”
- 2013 July 1, Jennifer Steinhauer, “Humble Pie? Precisely”, in The New York Times[2]:
- Cake is a tall preener, calling out from the center of the dining room table, but often disappointing with overly cloying frosting or a crumb that proves less than moist.