preener

The familiar knock on Valentine is his self-regard—that he's a bit of a preener, that Bobby loves Bobby.

Bobby's Boston Valentine Jason Gay 2011

The irony of DC's biggest preener attacking Obama as a celebrity was not picked up by anyone outside of the incestuous liberal blogosphere.

Election Central Morning Roundup 2009

Surely she doesn't imagine that the fear fundamentalists are part of her constituency: the ones who think a wall across our Southern border, and a macho preener in the White House, will make them safe.

Robert Koehler: The Fear Fundamentalists 2008

Not that Roberts is a disingenuous hack, like the shills on Fox News, or a fake-incisive preener like the braying Chris Matthews.

Ellis Weiner: Better Q or No A for You! 2008

And when you watch him now, he's a bit of a preener, he's a bit of a prima donna.

CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2003 2003

It's an advantage that should be obvious even to the desperate contrarians, one that again was magnified Thursday night: Having Bill Belichick on the sideline running this whole operation rather than, say, an apparently disorganized preener such as Jack Del Rio, matters even more this season than it ever has, save for possibly 2001 when the 20-something veteran free agents and the scrawny former sixth-round pick at quarterback were molded into something unforgettable.

Boston.com Top Stories 2011

However while they manage to pull the look off with ease, preener Paris appeared to be out of her comfort zone.

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I'd never invite Jack 'the preener' to a party, he'd be telling the same joke over and over while trying to get everyone to gather around the freakin 'kitchen table.

Progressive Bloggers 2009

Mr. Friedman continues, "Hume's not a table pounder, he's not a yeller, he's not a preener or a screamer.

Jon Friedman to TV Journalists: Quit Your Banging 2008

Mr. Friedman continues, "Hume's not a table pounder, he's not a yeller, he's not a preener or a screamer.

Jon Friedman to TV Journalists: Quit Your Banging 2008