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prig::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | snob, snoot, snot |
| Type of | disagreeable person, unpleasant person |
Examples of prig
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He was once dubbed the chief prig of Italy and became a target for cartoonists.
From the guardian.co.uk
He is one Alexander Nairn, a pushy Scots lad but a bit of a Presbyterian prig.
From the time.com
Instead of seeding, you can prig, plug or sod Bermuda starting in late May.
From the kansas.com
He is as pompous a prig as ever rode a Rolls to work and pride to a fall.
From the time.com
In the beginning Comrade V. is a case of the scientist as monstrous prig.
From the time.com
This unctious prig has one achievement in over 30 years in the house.
From the bostonherald.com
Susannah is written as a prig, and DiPaolo doesn't play against type.
From the charlotteobserver.com
He may be a silly prig, but Lucy Honeychurch is now engaged to him.
From the time.com
Oh, I expect to be denounced as a prig for that last paragraph.
From the economist.com
- Snob: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
- A prig (sometimes spelled prigg) is a word people use to describe someone they believe shows an inordinately zealous approach to matters of form and propriety; especially where the prig has the ability to show superior knowledge to those who do not know the protocol. ...
- A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner; A petty thief or pickpocket; A conceited dandy; a fop; To haggle or argue over price
- To cheapen, to dispute; priggin, cheapening.
- A person with more money than he needs.
- Will increase combustion efficiency.
