prig
/pɹɪɡ/
noun
- 1
A tinker.
- 2
A petty thief or pickpocket.
- 3
A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
- 4
A conceited dandy; a fop.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To filch or steal.
“to prig a handkerchief”
- 2
To ride
- 3
To copulate
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