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prig

UK
/prɪg/
US
/prɪg/

Traduzioni

prignoun
prigs
pl
UK
/prɪg/
US
/prɪg/
He is such a prig, always judging others for their choices.
Он такой ханжа, всегда осуждает других за их выбор.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
чопорный человек
педант
Sinonimi
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’.

Definizioni

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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