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prig

The correct spelling is prig.

How to pronounce prig

/pɹɪɡ/
noun

IPA: /pɹɪɡ/

Say it like: Pri-g

The correct spelling is prig. A tinker. For example: "to prig a handkerchief"

Usage Examples

“to prig a handkerchief”

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A tinker.
  2. 2.A petty thief or pickpocket.
  3. 3.A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
  4. 4.A conceited dandy; a fop.

verb

  1. 1.To filch or steal.
  2. 2.To ride
  3. 3.To copulate

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