| Back | princox /PRIN-koks/ |
|---|---|
| Front | noun A conceited person; a coxcomb. Also princock. [Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1540.] "The crowing princock wouldn't mind his tongue, practically begged for a beating with his back talk." Jennifer Bray-Weber; A Kiss in the Wind; Harlequin; 2012. "You are a saucy boy ... You are a princox." William Shakespeare; Romeo & Juliet; 1590s. |
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