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Definition of prigging in English: priggingnoun ˈprɪɡɪŋ Slang (originally cant). Stealing, thieving. In later use chiefly: petty theft, pilfering. Now historical.
Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From prig + -ing. Definition of prigging in US English: priggingnounˈprɪɡɪŋ Slang (originally cant). Stealing, thieving. In later use chiefly: petty theft, pilfering. Now historical.
Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From prig + -ing. |