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English
Etymology
From golden + sprog, presumably influenced by golden boy.
Pronunciation
Noun
goldensprog (plural goldensprogs)
- (slang, derogatory) A child who is coddled by his or her parents, especially one treated as extremely exceptional and incapable of any failure or wrongdoing.
2000 December 12, Scott Amspoker, “City Suing Graffiti Vandals”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):Wanna bet the families can't afford the damages created by their goldensprog?
2002 September 4, David Cato, “Re: Your sister group is up and running, finally”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):Because he's spayshul. *His* goldensprog is going to cure cancer, eliminate poverty, save the world from evildoers, ring in a new era of enlightenment ... and produce golden-grandsprogs.
2006 November 13, The Rocket Scientist , “Re: Does this piss anyone else off?”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):These same breeders would scream bloody murder if their goldensprog was left behind a grade for poor performance, or if the teachers demanded a salary commensurate with their education.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:goldensprog.