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Musterknabe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prig noun A person who is smugly self-righteous about proper behaviour, to an irritating degree.

Senses

Musterknabe is used for these senses in English:

  • prig A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

Related German words