plyg
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Condensed pronunciation of the first two syllables of polygamist, in reference to the Mormon practice (which has been discontinued by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) of polygamy (plural marriage).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
plyg (plural plygs)
- (slang, offensive, often capitalized) A fundamentalist Mormon, especially one from a sect which practices polygamy.
- 2005 December 1, Rose Beecham, Grave Silence, Bold Strokes Books Inc, →ISBN:
- Chastity was aware that many people on the outside thought Mormons were narrow, humorless, and authoritarian. […] the plygs had to be on their way to the rear of the dwelling. She tapped two of the guys and pointed into the empty room behind them.
- 2017 October 25, Nikki Grace, Desert Leopards, One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd, →ISBN:
- The Mormons at the Magic Valley ward didn't mention [it...] […] "You're going to marry one of the plygs and have a bunch of deformed kids," she called from the other room. She came back into Grace's room with a pair of scissors. "We're going to cut that hair. You look like a wild Indian." "No!"
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from plygu (“to bend; to fold, to crease”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /plɨːɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /pliːɡ/
Noun[edit]
plyg m (plural plygion)
Derived terms[edit]
- plygell (“folder”)
Adjective[edit]
plyg (feminine singular plyg, plural plyg, equative mor blyg, comparative mwy plyg, superlative mwyaf plyg)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
plyg
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
plyg | blyg | mhlyg | phlyg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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