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Prog

Prog \Prog\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Progged. p. pr. & vb. n. Progging.] [Cf. D. prachen, G. prachern, Dan. prakke, Sw. pracka, to beg, L. procare, procari, to ask, demand, and E. prowl.]

  1. To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by low arts; to seek for advantage by mean shift or tricks.

    A perfect artist in progging for money.
    --Fuller.

    I have been endeavoring to prog for you.
    --Burke.

  2. To steal; to rob; to filch. [Low]
    --Johnson.

  3. To prick; to goad; to progue. [Scot.]

Prog

Prog \Prog\, n.

  1. Victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any kind; food; supplies. [Slang]
    --Swift.

    So long as he picked from the filth his prog.
    --R. Browning.

  2. A vagrant beggar; a tramp. [Slang]

  3. A goal; progue. [Scot.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
prog

1958, colloquial shortening of progressive (q.v.). Earlier it was British student slang for proctor (1890) and earlier still a cant word for "food, provisions" (1650s), perhaps from verb prog "to poke about" (1610s), of unknown origin, perhaps related to prod (v.). Related: Progged; progging.

Wiktionary
prog

Etymology 1

  1. Abbreviation of progressive. n. 1 (label en music) progressive rock 2 (context computing informal English) A program. 3 (cx UK universities slang dated English) proctor Etymology 2

    n. 1 (context slang obsolete English) victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any kind; food; supplies. 2 (context slang obsolete English) A vagrant beggar; a tramp. v

  2. 1 (context obsolete slang English) To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by low arts; to seek advantage by mean tricks. 2 (context obsolete slang English) To steal; to rob; to filch. 3 (context Scotland English) To prick; to goad; to progue.

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Wikipedia
Prog (album)

Prog is the fifth studio album recorded by jazz trio The Bad Plus. Like previous Bad Plus recordings, Prog features several covers including " Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, " Life on Mars?" by David Bowie, and " Tom Sawyer" by Rush. It was released on 8 May 2007.

Prog (magazine)

Prog magazine is a British magazine dedicated to progressive rock music.

Usage examples of "prog".

Admiral Anders, the Imperial Chief of Naval Operations, looked at the progs on the five wallscreens, then at the sixteen fiches projected across his desk.

She had not dared allow time to degrade the prog that had been her key into the Fuchi cluster.

The room was blurry but she could make out Prog and Andross working over their computer.

Janeway reached for the panel just as Prog realized what she was doing.

The guard motioned, and Janeway eased back when Prog let go of her arm.

Producing prog eny with one of unendowed blood was not part of her plans, nor would it ever be.

Because all progs also indicate delay will produce the same disastrous results.

We have two single progs, not entirely quantifiable, but a probability estimation of approximately 82 percent, that the traitor Sten will be killed in this battle.

They got books, vids and some comp progs that talk about all that stuff up there.

They also added to their treasure trove with books, comp progs, vids and buried government files.

I really did not understand that my talent goes far beyond progging and Breaking.

We have two single progs, not entirely quantifiable, but a probability estimation of approximately 82 percent, that the traitor Sten will be killed in this battle.

They also added to their treasure trove with books, comp progs, vids and buried government files.

They tried to prog me, of course, but…have you heard that old saying about never bullshitting a bullshitter?

Sancho had recourse to the larder of his alforjas and took out of them what he called the prog.