English Dictionary

prig

/pɹɪɡ/

noun

A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner. / (archaic) A conceited dandy; a fop.

He always acts like a prig, thinking he's better than everyone else.

意味（1）

A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

What spruce prig is that?

意味（2）

(archaic) A conceited dandy; a fop.

A rap now at the door made all resound, / And in two bouncing blowings did rebound, / With two flash-men, a dandy, and a prig', / With whom they had been running of the rig.

意味（3）

(Britain, archaic, thieves' cant) A tinker.

These droncken Tynckers, called also Prygges.

意味（4）

(Britain, archaic, thieves' cant) A petty thief or pickpocket.

Out upon him! Prig, for my life, prig! He haunts / wakes, fairs, and bear-baitings.