Sekirov Dictionary

prig

/pɹɪɡ/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 3

noun4

•
A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
- What spruce prig is that? — 1676
•
(no longer used) A conceited dandy; a fop.
- A rap now at the door made all resound, / And in two bouncing blowings did rebound, / With two flash-men, a dandy, and a prig', / With whom they had been running of the rig. — 1822
•
(UK, no longer used) A petty thief or pickpocket.
- Out upon him! Prig, for my life, prig! He haunts / wakes, fairs, and bear-baitings. — 1610
•
(UK, no longer used) A tinker.
- These droncken Tynckers, called also Prygges. — 1566

verb3

To ride.
•
(slang, no longer used) To filch or steal.
- Now, this Trailer he bestrides the horse which he priggeth, and saddles and bridles him as orderly as if he were his own, and then carieth him far from the place of his breed, and ther sels him. — 1591
•
(slang, no longer used) To copulate.
- Wapping thou I know does love, / Else the ruffin cly the mort; / From thy stampers then remove, / Thy drawers, and let's prig in sport. — 1707

forms

prigged · prigging · prigs

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