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prig

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prig  (prg)
n.
1. A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
2. Chiefly British A petty thief or pickpocket.
3. Archaic A conceited dandy; a fop.
tr.v. prigged, prig·ging, prigs Chiefly British
To steal or pilfer.
[Origin unknown.]
prigger·y n.
priggish adj.
priggish·ly adv.
priggish·ness n.
prig
Noun
a person who is smugly self-righteous and narrow-minded [origin unknown]
priggish adj
priggishness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prigprig - a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
snob, snoot, snot
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
Translations
Spanish prig [prɪg] n → gazmoño/a
French prig [prɪg] n → poseur/euse, fat m
German prig [prɪg] n he's a prig → er hält sich für ein Tugendlamm
Italian prig [prɪg] n he's a prig → è compiaciuto di se stesso
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If father was determined to make me either a Prig or a Mule, and I am not a Prig, why, it stands to reason, I must be a Mule.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
But a prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
At the station the colonel put some money into Smith's hand and bid him good-by, saying, "Take care of your young mistress, Reuben, and don't let Black Auster be hacked about by any random young prig that wants to ride him -- keep him for the lady.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
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