English

Noun

Prod ‎(plural Prods)

1. (Ireland, Britain, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Protestant, (as termed by Roman Catholics), that is in the context of their religious beliefs, or those who have been born in the Protestant tradition, or sometimes those implied to be Protestant by their political ideology of Irish unionism or Ulster loyalism.

   "I don't want my daughter marrying a dirty Prod," he said.

Synonyms

• Orangey
• Proddy

Usage notes

It is most commonly used in Ireland and Scotland, though usage is not limited to those regions.

Anagrams

• dorp
• drop

English

Verb

prod ‎(third-person singular simple present prods, present participle prodding, simple past and past participle prodded)

1. To poke, to push, to touch.
2. To encourage, to prompt.
   • 2012 January 1, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 86:

     Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.

Translations

Noun

prod ‎(plural prods)

1. A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
2. A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
3. A poke.

   "It's your turn," she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder.

4. A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Fairholt to this entry?)

Derived terms

• cattle prod

Translations

External links

• Cattle prod on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dorp, drop