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Fussbudget vs Prig - What's the difference?

fussbudget | prig |

As nouns the difference between fussbudget and prig

is that fussbudget is one who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot while prig is a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

As a verb prig is

(scotland) to haggle or argue over price.

fussbudget

English

Alternative forms

* fuss-budget

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot
    • Their three-year-old daughter can be quite a fussbudget , but she's cute.

    Synonyms

    * fusspot

    prig

    English

    Etymology 1

    Of origin.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
  • (British, archaic) A petty thief or pickpocket
  • * William Topaz McGonagall, The Christmas Goose
    • But a policeman captur'd the naughty boy, / And gave the goose to Smiggs, / And said he was greatly bother'd / By a set of juvenile prigs .
  • (archaic) A conceited dandy; a fop.
    • Synonyms
    * (person exhibiting excess propriety) prude
    Derived terms
    * priggish

    Etymology 2

    Of origin.

    Verb

  • (Scotland) To haggle or argue over price.
  • (slang, dated) To filch or steal.
    • to prig a handkerchief

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