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sprog

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /spɹɒɡ/ / /sprɔɡ/ / /sprɑɡ/

noun

Etymology: 1940s, originally service slang. Perhaps from obsolete sprag (“lively young man”), of unknown origin.

  1. A child.

    “To test this hypothesis further, he and his mate Fifer persuaded 16 women, heavy with child, to read a story called The Cat in the Hat to their unborn sprogs, twice a day, during the last few weeks of their pregnancies.”

    “Any guardianship or trusts that you set up when your children were little sprogs may no longer be needed.”

  2. A new recruit.
  3. Semen.
  4. A deflection-limiting safety device used in high performance hang gliders.

verb

Etymology: 1940s, originally service slang. Perhaps from obsolete sprag (“lively young man”), of unknown origin.

  1. To produce children.

    “You must have been terrified, it′s not like today with film stars sprogging babies everywhere.”

    “‘How′s it all going with your boyo in the valleys? Any plans for sprogging or vows or anything serious yet?’”

  2. To ejaculate, to come.

    “2004, Kathryn Fox, Malicious Intent, Pan MacMillan Australia, unnumbered page, The kid was fathered by the same guy who sprogged into Debbie Finch′s throat.”