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Prig vs Coxcomb - What's the difference?

prig | coxcomb |

As nouns the difference between prig and coxcomb

is that prig is a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner while coxcomb is (obsolete) the cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.

As a verb prig

is (scotland) to haggle or argue over price.

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

    Anagrams

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    coxcomb

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe.
  • A foolish or conceited person; a dandy.
  • *
    • for though I am afraid the doctor was a little of a coxcomb , he might be nevertheless very much of a surgeon.
  • * 2010 ,
    • And she nearly started a fight between two young fops in plumed hats and flouncy collars: "Clay-brained coxcomb !" "Mewling milk-livered maggot!"
  • The fleshy red pate of a rooster.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "coxcomb")

    Derived terms

    * coxcombical * coxcombically

    Synonyms

    * cockscomb (3) * fool (2) * popinjay