prig
prig · prigs · prigged · prigging
To rideTo ride.
/pɹɪɡ/
» If you often think of yourself as a saint, you may simply be a prig.
Если Вы часто думаете о себе как о святом, Вы, вероятно, просто самодовольный человек. — odexed
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo ride.
(archaic, slang)To filch or steal.
to prig a handkerchief
(obsolete)To copulate.
Examples
1 sentencesIf you often think of yourself as a saint, you may simply be a prig.
ruЕсли Вы часто думаете о себе как о святом, Вы, вероятно, просто самодовольный человек. — odexed
Origin
UK 16th century. Of unknown origin. Earlier noun senses ("tinker" and "thief"), as hyponymUK 16th century. Of unknown origin. Earlier noun senses ("tinker" and "thief"), as hyponyms of "undesirable person", may have informed later senses ("conceited person").
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Forms
prigs, prigging, prigged, priggedSynonyms
163 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle