proggy
/ˈprɒɡi
/adjective (proggier, proggiest)
1 informal (Of rock music) likened to or resembling progressive rock: they turned the proggy concept album into an art form if you prefer your rock to be very proggy, then this is for you...
- There's a hint of math-rock in the song structures, but with less emphasis on proggy displays of skills.
- Opener "Medication" is a rich sprawl of fluid guitar, rumbling low bass and vaguely proggy indie rock from outer space.
- They deal in a tidy but dark brand of fusion, characterised by restless drumming, proggy gothic keyboards and spiky but lyrical guitar heroics.
2 (usually proggie) US informal, derogatory Politically progressive: the proggie left proggie legislation...
- I had a faceoff with a local congressman who everyone loved because he was a reliable defender of proggie causes.
- "Corporate welfare" is a buzzword in the proggie community for any missed opportunity to tax private industry.
- This is all proggie posturing to their next big goal: Nationalize the Oil Industry.
noun (usually proggie) (plural proggies) US informal, derogatory
An advocate of social reform; a progressive: the proggies took over the party decades ago...
- Ask a proggie to explain to you how exactly 'diversity makes us stronger'.
- It is something that even a Lefty/Proggie can understand.
- Remember this article the next time some proggie is whimpering about 'the gap between the rich and the poor'.