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Definitions for Prig

[1] a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
[2] Chiefly British . to steal.
[3] Scot. and North England . to haggle or argue over price.
[4] British Informal . to beg or entreat; ask a favor.
[5] Chiefly British . a thief.
[6] a person who is smugly self-righteous and narrow-minded
[7] another word for steal
[8] another word for thief

Words related to Prig

snob, puritan, fussbudget

Words nearby Prig

priestess, priestfish, priesthood, priestley, priestly, prig, priggery, priggism, prigogine, prill, prilosec

Origin of Prig

2First recorded in 1505–15; orig. thieves' cant; origin uncertain

Other words from Prig

prig·gish , adjective
prig·gish·ly , adverb
prig·gish·ness , noun
un·prig·gish , adjective

Word origin for Prig

C16: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Prig

puritan, snob, fussbudget