sprogn.

Brit.

/sprɒɡ/, U.S.

/sprɑɡ/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: sprag n.²

Etymology: Probably a variant of sprag n.² (and hence perhaps related ultimately to sprig n.²).

slang (chiefly British, Australian, New Zealand, and South African).

1. Originally and chiefly Military. A new recruit; a trainee, a novice. Also occasionally: a person of lower rank. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > recruit

besognier1584

bisogno1591

bezonian1592

besonio1603

besogne?1615

greenhorn1650

lister1678

recruit1707

rookie1868

recruity1887

recruitee1896

rook1902

boot1915

inductee1941

sprog1941

yardbird1941

skinhead1943

macker1944

red-arse1946

1941 Newsweek 7 July 27/2 Following is a glossary of terms which have grown up during the war in the R.A.F.:..Sprog—recruit.

1942 Word Study Dec. 6/2 ‘Hey, sprog,’ said the corporal, ‘how about us gettin' another cliner?’

1949 J. R. Cole It was so Late 62 Each time a new course of pilots arrived the sprog officers among them used to fall over themselves after her.

1978 F. Branston Sergeant Ritchie's Consc. i. 12 Some sprog copper, so new he did not even recognize him.

2003 Daily Tel. 8 Apr. 15/2 As what he called a ‘young sprog’—a captain—he was on the ground..when the paratroopers burst into the Bogside to arrest rioters.

2. Originally Nautical. A baby or young child.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [noun]

wenchelc890

childeOE

littleOE

littlingOE

hired-childc1275

smalla1300

brolla1325

innocentc1325

chickc1330

congeonc1330

impc1380

faunt1382

young onec1384

scionc1390

weea1400

birdc1405

chickenc1440

enfaunta1475

small boyc1475

whelp1483

burden1490

little one1509

brat?a1513

younkerkin1528

kitling1541

urchin1556

loneling1579

breed1586

budling1587

pledge?1587

ragazzo1591

simplicity1592

bantling1593

tadpole1594

two-year-old1594

bratcheta1600

lambkin1600

younker1601

dandling1611

buda1616

eyas-musketa1616

dovelinga1618

whelplinga1618

puppet1623

butter printa1625

chit1625

piggy1625

ninnyc1626

youngster1633

fairya1635

lap-child1655

chitterling1675

squeaker1676

cherub1680

kid1690

wean1692

kinchin1699

getlingc1700

totum17..

charity-child1723

small girl1734

poult1739

elfin1748

piggy-wiggy1766

piccaninny1774

suck-thumb18..

teeny1802

olive1803

sprout1813

stumpie1820

sexennarian1821

totty1822

toddle1825

toddles1828

poppet1830

brancher1833

toad1836

toddler1837

ankle-biter1840

yarkera1842

twopenny1844

weeny1844

tottykins1849

toddlekins1852

brattock1858

nipper1859

sprat1860

ninepins1862

angelet1868

tenas man1870

tad1877

tacker1885

chavvy1886

joey1887

toddleskin1890

thumb-sucker1891

littlie1893

peewee1894

tyke1894

che-ild1896

kiddo1896

mother's bairn1896

childling1903

kipper1905

pick1905

small1907

God forbid1909

preadolescent1909

subadolescent1914

toto1914

snookums1919

tweenie1919

problem child1920

squirt1924

trottie1924

tiddler1927

subteen1929

perisher1935

poopsie1937

pre-schooler1937

pre-teen1938

pre-teener1940

juvie1941

sprog1944

pikkie1945

subteenager1947

pre-teenager1948

pint-size1954

saucepan lid1960

rug rat1964

smallie1984

bosom-child-

1944 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 18 Nov. 6/8 Now when he gets married and his wife has a baby, he wouldn't dream of calling it anything else but ‘my sprog’.

1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 64 Here I attempted a few minutes' work, not easy because the fifty bawling sprogs had classes there in the afternoon.

1981 D. Clark Longest Pleasure ii. 14 I don't think he's been really with us since the sprog came along.

2007 Cape Argus (Nexis) 4 Dec. 11 Philippe now wants a baby. A real-life, puking, mewling, rash-constellated, bumcream-stinking, butternut-dribbling sprog.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

sprogv.

Brit.

/sprɒɡ/, U.S.

/sprɑɡ/, Australian English

/sprɔɡ/, New Zealand English

/sprɒɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: sprog n.

Etymology: < sprog n.

slang and colloquial (chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand).

1. transitive. Of a man: to get (a woman) pregnant. rare.Apparently only attested in New Zealand.

ΚΠ

1965 M. Gee Special Flower 132 Well, I guess you know what you're doing. But, brother, watch your step. You just might end up sprogging her.

2. intransitive. Of a woman: to give birth. Also (of a person or couple): to produce offspring; to have a baby.

ΚΠ

1967 King's Cross Whisper (Sydney) No. 39. 4/5 To sprog, to have a baby.

1972 B. Collins Second Step xvi. 108 She heard from Fern that Kit had ‘sprogged’. It was a boy.

1993 K. Lette Foetal Attraction 160 You must want to sprog one day..? Once you meet the right bloke, a kid is something to look forward to, right?

1998 Re: CF & Birth Order in alt.support.childfree (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Sept. Now that he's sprogged he's considered to be a real grown-up by my parents.

2003 T. Litt Finding Myself 28 In a year or two's time, all my friends will be sprogging.

2005 M. Walters Devil's Feather (2008) 192 He's been sleeping with her for ages. She sprogged two months after I said I never wanted to see him again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sprog
释义	sprogn. Brit. /sprɒɡ/, U.S. /sprɑɡ/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: sprag n.² Etymology: Probably a variant of sprag n.² (and hence perhaps related ultimately to sprig n.²). slang (chiefly British, Australian, New Zealand, and South African). 1. Originally and chiefly Military. A new recruit; a trainee, a novice. Also occasionally: a person of lower rank. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > recruit besognier1584 bisogno1591 bezonian1592 besonio1603 besogne?1615 greenhorn1650 lister1678 recruit1707 rookie1868 recruity1887 recruitee1896 rook1902 boot1915 inductee1941 sprog1941 yardbird1941 skinhead1943 macker1944 red-arse1946 1941 Newsweek 7 July 27/2 Following is a glossary of terms which have grown up during the war in the R.A.F.:..Sprog—recruit. 1942 Word Study Dec. 6/2 ‘Hey, sprog,’ said the corporal, ‘how about us gettin' another cliner?’ 1949 J. R. Cole It was so Late 62 Each time a new course of pilots arrived the sprog officers among them used to fall over themselves after her. 1978 F. Branston Sergeant Ritchie's Consc. i. 12 Some sprog copper, so new he did not even recognize him. 2003 Daily Tel. 8 Apr. 15/2 As what he called a ‘young sprog’—a captain—he was on the ground..when the paratroopers burst into the Bogside to arrest rioters. 2. Originally Nautical. A baby or young child. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] wenchelc890 childeOE littleOE littlingOE hired-childc1275 smalla1300 brolla1325 innocentc1325 chickc1330 congeonc1330 impc1380 faunt1382 young onec1384 scionc1390 weea1400 birdc1405 chickenc1440 enfaunta1475 small boyc1475 whelp1483 burden1490 little one1509 brat?a1513 younkerkin1528 kitling1541 urchin1556 loneling1579 breed1586 budling1587 pledge?1587 ragazzo1591 simplicity1592 bantling1593 tadpole1594 two-year-old1594 bratcheta1600 lambkin1600 younker1601 dandling1611 buda1616 eyas-musketa1616 dovelinga1618 whelplinga1618 puppet1623 butter printa1625 chit1625 piggy1625 ninnyc1626 youngster1633 fairya1635 lap-child1655 chitterling1675 squeaker1676 cherub1680 kid1690 wean1692 kinchin1699 getlingc1700 totum17.. charity-child1723 small girl1734 poult1739 elfin1748 piggy-wiggy1766 piccaninny1774 suck-thumb18.. teeny1802 olive1803 sprout1813 stumpie1820 sexennarian1821 totty1822 toddle1825 toddles1828 poppet1830 brancher1833 toad1836 toddler1837 ankle-biter1840 yarkera1842 twopenny1844 weeny1844 tottykins1849 toddlekins1852 brattock1858 nipper1859 sprat1860 ninepins1862 angelet1868 tenas man1870 tad1877 tacker1885 chavvy1886 joey1887 toddleskin1890 thumb-sucker1891 littlie1893 peewee1894 tyke1894 che-ild1896 kiddo1896 mother's bairn1896 childling1903 kipper1905 pick1905 small1907 God forbid1909 preadolescent1909 subadolescent1914 toto1914 snookums1919 tweenie1919 problem child1920 squirt1924 trottie1924 tiddler1927 subteen1929 perisher1935 poopsie1937 pre-schooler1937 pre-teen1938 pre-teener1940 juvie1941 sprog1944 pikkie1945 subteenager1947 pre-teenager1948 pint-size1954 saucepan lid1960 rug rat1964 smallie1984 bosom-child- 1944 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 18 Nov. 6/8 Now when he gets married and his wife has a baby, he wouldn't dream of calling it anything else but ‘my sprog’. 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 64 Here I attempted a few minutes' work, not easy because the fifty bawling sprogs had classes there in the afternoon. 1981 D. Clark Longest Pleasure ii. 14 I don't think he's been really with us since the sprog came along. 2007 Cape Argus (Nexis) 4 Dec. 11 Philippe now wants a baby. A real-life, puking, mewling, rash-constellated, bumcream-stinking, butternut-dribbling sprog. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). sprogv. Brit. /sprɒɡ/, U.S. /sprɑɡ/, Australian English /sprɔɡ/, New Zealand English /sprɒɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: sprog n. Etymology: < sprog n. slang and colloquial (chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand). 1. transitive. Of a man: to get (a woman) pregnant. rare.Apparently only attested in New Zealand. ΚΠ 1965 M. Gee Special Flower 132 Well, I guess you know what you're doing. But, brother, watch your step. You just might end up sprogging her. 2. intransitive. Of a woman: to give birth. Also (of a person or couple): to produce offspring; to have a baby. ΚΠ 1967 King's Cross Whisper (Sydney) No. 39. 4/5 To sprog, to have a baby. 1972 B. Collins Second Step xvi. 108 She heard from Fern that Kit had ‘sprogged’. It was a boy. 1993 K. Lette Foetal Attraction 160 You must want to sprog one day..? Once you meet the right bloke, a kid is something to look forward to, right? 1998 Re: CF & Birth Order in alt.support.childfree (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Sept. Now that he's sprogged he's considered to be a real grown-up by my parents. 2003 T. Litt Finding Myself 28 In a year or two's time, all my friends will be sprogging. 2005 M. Walters Devil's Feather (2008) 192 He's been sleeping with her for ages. She sprogged two months after I said I never wanted to see him again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1941v.1965
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