prissy, 1842 (?)

[Wilson Gray]

On Oct 22, 2004, at 10:10 AM, Mullins, Bill wrote:

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>  When this subject came up, I thought "surely there is an older use
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> Good Lord, there were a bunch of women named Prissy.
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Girls and women that I've known named "Priscilla" had "Priss(y)" as
their nickname.

-Wilson