Definition of prig Prig

/pɹɪˈg/ - [prig] - prig

We found 14 definitions of prig from 6 different sources.

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What does prig mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

prig - a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  snob, snot, snoot
  disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • prig (v. i.)
    To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard.
  • prig (v. t.)
    To cheapen.
  • prig (v. t.)
    To filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief.
  • prig (n.)
    A pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow.
  • prig (n.)
    A thief; a filcher.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • prig
    prig, n. a pert fellow who gives himself airs of superior wisdom.—adj. Prig′gish, conceited and affected.—adv. Prig′gishly.—ns. Prig′gishness, Prig′gism. [From prick, to adorn.]
  • prig
    prig, n. a thief.—v.t. (slang) to filch.—v.i. (Scot.) to plead hard, haggle: to cheapen.—ns. Prig′ger; Prig′gery.—adj. Prig′gish.—n. Prig′gism. [Prob. the same as prick, to spur.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • prig
    A thief, a cheat: also a conceited coxcomical fellow.

Part of speech

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  • prig, verb, present, 1st person singular of prig (infinitive).
  • prig, verb (infinitive).
  • prig, noun, singular of prigs.

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