[prig] n [prig to steal] (1610): thief
[2]prig n [prob. fr. [1]prig] (1676) 1 archaic: fop
2. archaic: fellow, person
3: one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties (as of speech or manners) in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree -- prig.gery n -- prig.gish adj -- prig.gish.ly adv -- prig.gish.ness n