Prickery

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The actions or attitudes of a prick; prickish behaviour. slang, uncountable

    "The women's game isn't blighted with nearly as much preening, posing or all-round prickery."

Synonyms

All synonyms
prickishness

Example

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"The women's game isn't blighted with nearly as much preening, posing or all-round prickery."

Etymology

From prick + -ery.

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