prig
noun
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
had prigged
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past perfectof prig.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Upon my word," said Jack, "I feel funky to show my nose outside our gate, just as if I really had prigged those wretched coins.
From The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs by Harold Avery
