prickery
nounEtymology From prick + -ery.
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Slang The actions or attitudes of a prick; prickish behaviour.
- The women's game isn't blighted with nearly as much preening, posing or all-round prickery., Michael Hogan, The Telegraph:
- “God's blood, Thomas, self-righteous prickery is not the preserve of the English!”2017, Jules Radcliffe, Penitent Pirate:
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- It is hard to zone in on a particular Dragon or ex-Dragon, given the strong claims to prickery of both Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne.2018 January 25, Marina Hyde, The Guardian: