Word to Bring Back: “Prig”

– Definition: noun a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others.
– Used in a sentence: Scratch a prig, find a hypocrite.
– Why: To name a thing is to control it — either by voting it out of office, or changing the channel.

2 comments for “Word to Bring Back: “Prig”

  1. Richard
    2023.04.24 at 1158

    This would include certain Fox TV personalities.

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