SPROG BRIT.


Meaning of SPROG BRIT. in English

sprog Brit.

informal

■ noun

1》 a child.

2》 military slang a recruit or trainee.

■ verb ( sprogs , sprogging , sprogged ) have a baby.

Origin

1940s: perh. from obs. sprag 'lively young man', of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.