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verb (used with object)

to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow.

to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad.

noun

the act of prodding; a poke or jab.

any of various pointed instruments used as a goad, especially an electrified rod that administers a mild shock: a cattle prod.

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Origin:
1525–35; origin uncertain

Related forms

prod·der, noun

un·prod·ded, adjective

Synonyms
2. impel, stir, prompt, excite.

Example Sentences

These dolphins were trained to prod swimmers or dummies with the needle.

The cook knelt and tried to prod him out with a stick.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun Chiefly Ulster Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive.

a Protestant, especially an Anglo-Irish Protestant.

Origin:
by shortening; d probably reflects the voicing or flap characteristic of some Ulster accents

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World English Dictionary

prod (prɒd)

—vb , prods, prodding, prodded
1.	to poke or jab with or as if with a pointed object
2.	(tr) to rouse or urge to action

—n
3.	the act or an instance of prodding
4.	a sharp or pointed object
5.	a stimulus or reminder

[C16: of uncertain origin]

'prodder

—n

Prod (prɒd)

—n
	derogatory, slang another word for Protestant

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Word Origin & History

prod

1530s, "to poke with a stick," possibly a variant of brod, from M.E. brodden "to goad," from O.N. broddr "shaft, spike" (see brad), or perhaps onomatopoeic. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. The noun is recorded from 1802.

Slang Dictionary

prod definition

n.
a reminder. : She gave me a little prod about the report that is due Monday.
tv.
to remind someone (about something). : Stop prodding me about these minor matters.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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