prog

¹ American  

[prog] / prɒg /

verb (used without object)

progged, progging

1. to search or prowl about, as for plunder or food; forage.

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noun

1. food or victuals.

prog. ² American  

abbreviation

1. progress.

2. progressive.

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Prog. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Progressive.

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prog ¹ British  

/ prɒɡ /

verb

1. slang (intr) to prowl about for or as if for food or plunder

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noun

1. slang food obtained by begging

2. dialect a Newfoundland word for food

prog. ² British  

abbreviation

1. programme

2. progress

3. progressive

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prog ³ British  

/ prɒɡ /

noun

1. short for proctor

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verb

1. (tr) (of a proctor) to discipline (a student)

Prog. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Progressive (Party, movement, etc)

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prog ⁵ British  

/ prɒɡ /

noun

1. informal short for programme, esp a television programme

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Etymology

Origin of prog

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

One would imagine that, like most surviving prog legends of his generation, Banks would be planning his next solo album, followed perhaps by a lengthy tour featuring guest appearances by some of his former bandmates.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

I think our audiences were largely male, and though I don’t count myself in the nomenclature of prog — hate that word — I would think something in the audiences might have been similar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

Nightingale started with a Sunday evening show before moving on to a late-night prog rock programme.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

In their own way, they highlight the band’s incomparable musicianship as arguably prog rock’s reigning masters.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2023

But the prog was A 1, and no kid.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. July 30, 1887 by