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prig

Definition

  • noun: someone who annoys people by being very careful about proper behavior and by criticizing the behavior of other people
  • noun: one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties (as of speech or manners) in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree
  • synonyms: thief, fop, fellow

Examples

  • She is too much of a 'prig' for my liking.

  • She is too 'priggish'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I report to the prime minister, even he's smart enough... ...not to ask me what we do. Have you ever seen such a bunch of self-righteous, arse-covering prigs? They don't care what we do, they care what we get photographed doing. And how the hell could Bond be so stupid? I give him double- status, (..)
    2006 Casino Royale