Tugendbold — 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
Tugendbold is used for these senses in English:
- goody two shoes (derogatory) A goody-goody; a person who is almost always perfectly well-behaved, with an implication of smugness.
- prig A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.