Prod en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɹɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /pɹɑd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Clipping of Protestant, as pronounced in an accent with flapping.
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, slur, sometimes) 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.
It was sound advice for anyone visiting Northern Ireland in 1999 and remains so today: do not refer to Protestants as “Prods”, or to Catholics as “Fenians” or “Taigs”, and whatever you do don’t refer to your visit as “being out here”.
[2023 August 23, Rory Carroll, “Files reveal terms ministers were warned not to use in Northern Ireland”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:'Could be a lot of things,' McCormack said. 'Still, it narrows things down. Probably a Prod […]'.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prods | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| prod | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Fenian · catlicker · Catlicker · taig
Synonyms
proddie · Proddie · proddy · Prottie · Proddy · prottie · Orangey · bluenose · Protty · protty