1) Arrogant one 2) Arrogant sort 3) Blue nose 4) Coxcomb 5) Disagreeable person 6) Fuddy-duddy 7) Fussbudget 8) Fussy person 9) Fussy sort 10) Goody-goody 11) Hardly a libertine 12) Holier than thou type 13) Irritating snob 14) Killjoy 15) Moralistic snoot 16) Moralistic sort 17) Moralistic type 18) Moralizer
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1) Bluenose 2) Snob 3) Snot
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A prig ɡ, sometimes spelled prigg, is a person who shows an inordinately zealous approach to matters of form and propriety—especially where the prig has the ability to show superior knowledge to those who do not know the protocol in question. They see little need to consider the feelings or intentions of others, relying instead on established o...
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• (n.) A pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow. • (n.) A thief; a filcher. • (v. t.) To filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief. • (v. t.) To cheapen. • (v. i.) To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard.
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Prig intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Prigged ;
present participle & verbal noun Prigging .] [ A modification of
prick .] To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Prig noun 1. A pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow. « The queer
prig of a doctor.»
Macaulay. 2. A thief; a filcher. [ Cant]
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Prig transitive verb 1. To cheapen. [ Scot.]
2. [ Perhaps orig., to ride off with. See
Prick ,
transitive verb ] To filch or steal; as, to
prig a handkerchief. [ Cant]
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Prig is old British slang for steal; thief.
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a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, esp. in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
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