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Prigged vs Sprigged - What's the difference?

prigged | sprigged |

As verbs the difference between prigged and sprigged

is that prigged is past tense of prig while sprigged is past tense of sprig.

prigged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (prig)

    • 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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    sprigged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sprig)

    • sprig

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
    • a sprig of laurel or of parsley
  • A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • a sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago
  • A brad, or nail without a head.
  • A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
  • A house sparrow.

    • Verb

  • To decorate with sprigs

    • Anagrams

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