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English
Etymology
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
Noun
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
Etymology
Back-formation from plygu (“to bend; to fold, to crease”).
Pronunciation
Noun
plyg m (plural plygion)
- bend, curve
- fold, crease
Derived terms
Adjective
plyg (feminine singular plyg, plural plyg, equative mor blyg, comparative mwy plyg, superlative mwyaf plyg)
- bent
- folded, creased
Derived terms
Verb
plyg
- (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of plygu
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.