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prig

/prɪg/

prigsubstantiv

prigs

Pl.

/prɪg/

Übersetzungen

He is such a prig, always judging others for their choices.

Он такой ханжа, всегда осуждает других за их выбор.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

чопорный человек

Definitionen

A person who behaves in a self-righteously moralistic manner and is excessively concerned with propriety and decorum.

He was considered a prig by his classmates because he always corrected their manners and speech.

A thief, especially a pickpocket (archaic slang).

The young prig slipped the watch from the gentleman's pocket and vanished into the crowd.

Synonyme

prigverb

prigged

Präteritum

prigged

Partizip Perfekt

prigging

Gerundium

/prɪɡ/

Archaic, chiefly British slang; meaning ‘to steal’.

Definitionen

To steal or pilfer (archaic slang).

They planned to prig a few apples from the orchard at night.