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Definition of sprog in English: sprognounPlural sprogssprɒɡ British humorous, informal 1A child. Example sentencesExamples - People feel able to go on having sprog after sprog because they know somebody else is going to pick up the tab.
- No matter the range of your holiday aspirations, from a weekend break in the Highlands to a grand tour of the Far East, there is no doubt that having a sprog in tow slows you down.
- Your sprog will be the centre of attention soon enough - right now, baby, it's your time to shine!
- A former gynaecologist, the old chap helped to deliver his son's first three sprogs.
- The fund manager, famous for juggling her high-pressure job in the City with bringing up a gaggle of sprogs, says that another terrorist incident could see the FTSE fall to the 3000 level.
- The next day we all went to my Sister's house by the sea, met the sprogs, etc.
- Of course, it almost goes without saying that when something is out of reach and the sprog is denied her heart's desire, much weeping and gnashing of teeth ensues.
- Naturally, the dress was removed in short order and the (now ecstatic) sprog was let loose to wreak havoc upon the house and garden.
- They send their sprogs to a local authority club round the corner.
- Nutritional research also suggests that an expectant mother can influence her sprog's future food preferences by the dietary choices she made during pregnancy.
- I was given around £100 in Bonds when I was a wee sprog and inflation has reduced their value by around 90%.
- Thus, the scene is set for a hectic fortnight's ‘holiday’ in which the sprogs will be consecutively ignored, yelled at and ordered to get out from under my feet.
- She's in hospital… having just, literally, given birth to their first sprog.
- Went into town today to show off the sprog to the work colleagues, and have coffee with Tim.
- Some of us think that feeding our brains matters as much as feeding our sprogs, and that we'll be better parents if we occasionally give it the odd workout.
- It has taken a while, but I have finally realised that holidays with sprogs simply aren't holidays in the accepted sense.
- On Saturday, my sister, her husband and the sprogs will come down from Cheshire and we'll do lunch again and assorted other stuff.
- Anyway, to return to my story, the sprog has absolutely no concept of time and wakes up at odd times during the night and starts making a racket.
- I get fed up by people who randomly produce sprogs with little thought to the consequences, and expect me to pay for their carelessness.
- Actually, I'm soon going to be visiting my sister and am quite looking forward to seeing her sprogs again (aged 8 and 6, so hardly babies), so I'm certainly no child-hater.
Synonyms youngster, young one, little one, boy, girl 2A military recruit or trainee.
verbsprogs, sprogged, sproggingsprɒɡ [no object]British humorous, informal Have a baby. Example sentencesExamples - For anyone who is freaking out that I'm about to sprog - I'm not, we're just checking options.
- This evening I visited my sister Sheena, who has just sprogged.
- All my friends seem to be sprogging.
- Well, nothing has changed, except that I sprogged.
Origin 1940s (originally services' slang): perhaps from obsolete sprag 'lively young man', of unknown origin. Rhymes agog, befog, blog, bog, clog, cog, dog, flog, fog, grog, hog, Hogg, hotdog, jog, log, nog, prog, slog, smog, snog, tautog, tog, trog |