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RosieG

I looked up the dictionary definition of the word "prick". Wondered if it were an epithet. It isn't. But it isn't a compliment. Is it?

PRICK

1. Penis
2. An obnoxious or contemptible person

Neither definition seems particularly epithetic to me. Doth it to thee?

Posted - April 18, 2018
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  • 35949
    Interesting your dictionary only gives the vulgar definitions. 
    Definition of prick
    1: a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
    2a : a pointed instrument or weapon
    b : a sharp projecting organ or part
    3: an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked: such as
    a : a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow
    b : a slight sharply localized discomfort 
    • the prick of a needle
    4 vulgar : penis
    5 slang, vulgar : a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority


    As a verb
    Definition of prick
    1: to pierce slightly with a sharp point
    2: to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse
    • doubt began toprick him
    •  —Philip Hale
    3: to ride, guide, or urge on with or as if with spurs : goad
    4: to mark, distinguish, or note by means of a small mark
    5: to trace or outline with punctures
    6: to remove (a young seedling) from the seedbed to another suitable for further growth—usually used with out
    7: to cause to be or stand erect 
    • a dogpricking its ears
      April 18, 2018 5:12 AM MDT
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