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Sprig vs Prig - What's the difference?

sprig | prig |

As nouns the difference between sprig and prig

is that sprig is a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray while prig is a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

As verbs the difference between sprig and prig

is that sprig is to decorate with sprigs while prig is (scotland) to haggle or argue over price.

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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    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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