prig

Meaning

Noun

1. A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
2. A conceited dandy; a fop.
3. A tinker.
4. A petty thief or pickpocket.

Verb

1. (slang) To filch or steal.
2. To ride.
3. To copulate.

Synonyms

puritan

snob

snoot

snot

goody-goody

prude

coxcomb

dandy

faultfinder

fop

formalist

importune

moocher

moralist

old maid

pedagogue

pedant

pilfer

pirate

plunder

purloiner

scrounger

snitcher

steal

stealer

stuffed shirt

swank

verbalist

whippersnapper

know-all

swiper

high muckamuck

appropriator

paragon of virtue

beg

bighead

casuist

cheat

cockscomb

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪɡ/

Etymology

UK 16th century. Of unknown origin. Earlier noun senses ("tinker" and "thief"), as hyponyms of "undesirable person", may have informed later senses ("conceited person").