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prig

UK
/prɪg/
US
/prɪg/

Translations

prignoun
prigs
pl
UK
/prɪg/
US
/prɪg/
prudePéjoratif, pour une personne trop rigide sur les convenances et la morale.
He was considered a prig by his classmates because he always corrected their manners and speech.
Ses camarades le prenaient pour un prude parce qu’il corrigeait toujours leurs manières et leur façon de parler.
pickpocketVieilli, argot; au sens de voleur à la tire.
The young prig slipped the watch from the gentleman's pocket and vanished into the crowd.
Le jeune pickpocket a subtilisé la montre de la poche du gentleman et a disparu dans la foule.
Synonyms
pedant
puritan
stickler
fussbudget
killjoy
prigverb
prigged
Past Simple
prigged
Past Participle
prigging
Gerund
UK
/prɪɡ/
US
/prɪɡ/
Archaic, chiefly British slang; meaning ‘to steal’.
volerVieilli, argot; au sens de dérober.
They planned to prig a few apples from the orchard at night.
Ils comptaient voler quelques pommes du verger la nuit.
Additional translations
chaparderFamilier; convient pour l’idée de voler de petites choses.

Definitions

prignoun
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.
prigverb
To steal or pilfer (archaic slang).
They planned to prig a few apples from the orchard at night.
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