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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prig1 /prɪg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person overly concerned with strictly proper conduct.
prig•gish, adj.: He could be really priggish about anyone having even a few drinks. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prig1 (prig),USA pronunciation n. - a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, esp. in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- 1560–70; formerly, coxcomb; perh. akin to prink
prude, puritan, bluenose. prig2 (prig),USA pronunciation v., prigged, prig•ging, n. v.t. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to steal.
v.i. - Scottish Termsto haggle or argue over price.
- British Termsto beg or entreat;
ask a favor.
n. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a thief.
- 1505–15; origin, originally thieves' cant; origin, originally uncertain
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