prod
verb
[ prɒd ]
• poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.
• "he prodded her in the ribs"
prod
noun
• a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.
• "he gave the wire netting an experimental prod"
• a pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad.
• "a cattle prod"
Origin:
mid 16th century (as a verb): perhaps symbolic of a short poking movement, or a blend of poke1 and dialect brod ‘to goad, prod’. The noun dates from the mid 18th century.
Prod
noun
• (especially in Ireland) a Protestant.
Origin:
1940s: abbreviation representing a pronunciation.
on the prod
• looking for trouble.
• "a gangster on the prod"
