prags
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
Definition of prags
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Guyana, plural, plural-only)Handouts, financial aid (sometimes with the implication of having been acquired dishonestly).
“"When the bullet hit Charlie, he spin like a leaf in the wind. Charlie turn a leaf spinning in the wind. Charlie boy, rustling was not for you, old man! Should've stick to pragging. Prags, boy, prags! The whole country livin' by prags."”
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noun
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(Guyana, plural, plural-only)Handouts, financial aid (sometimes with the implication of having been acquired dishonestly).
“"When the bullet hit Charlie, he spin like a leaf in the wind. Charlie turn a leaf spinning in the wind. Charlie boy, rustling was not for you, old man! Should've stick to pragging. Prags, boy, prags! The whole country livin' by prags."”
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(Guyana, plural, plural-only)Small gifts customarily given to guests.
“Hosts take pride in offering their guests the best of what they have and try to laden them with choice goods as "prags" (gifts) to carry away.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From mostly-obsolete prog (“provisions, food, supplies”), reflecting a Caribbean pronunciation.
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