Meaning Of The Word Prig

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prig
countable noun: If you call someone a prig, you disapprove of them because they behave in a very moral way and disapprove of other people's behaviour as though they are superior.

prig in American English 1
a person who is annoyingly smug in his or her moral behavior, attitudes, etc.
noun: 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

prig in American English 2
a thief or pickpocket
to haggle
intransitive verb: to haggle or argue over price
noun: a thief
transitive verb: to steal

prig in British English 1
noun: a person who is smugly self-righteous and narrow-minded

prig in British English 2
verb

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