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Meaning of prig

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

prig

Pronunciation:/pɹɪɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A tinker.

  2. A petty thief or pickpocket.

  3. A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

  4. A conceited dandy; a fop.

verb

Definitions

  1. To filch or steal.

    Example: to prig a handkerchief

  2. To ride

  3. To copulate