sprog

English

1940s, originally service slang. Perhaps from obsolete sprag (“lively young man”), of unknown origin.

sprog (countable and uncountable, plural sprogs)

(UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, informal, humorous) A child.
- 1984 September 13, Donald Gould, Forum: Suck it and see, page 54:
  To test this hypothesis further, he and his mate Fifer persuaded 16 women, heavy with child, to read a story called The Cat in the Hat to their unborn sprogs, twice a day, during the last few weeks of their pregnancies.
- 2008, Julian Knight, Wills, Probate, & Inheritance Tax For Dummies, UK, unnumbered page:
  Any guardianship or trusts that you set up when your children were little sprogs may no longer be needed.
- 2010, Brett Atkinson, Sarah Bennett, Scott Kennedy, New Zealand′s South Island, Lonely Planet, page 220:
  Kids will love the climbing wall and NZ′s highest vertical slide. If the sprogs get bored with reality, movie make-believe (p232) is right next door.
(UK, military, RAF, slang, derogatory) A new recruit.
(uncountable, Australia, slang, dated) Semen.
(countable, slang) A deflection-limiting safety device used in high performance hang gliders.

sprog (third-person singular simple present sprogs, present participle sprogging, simple past and past participle sprogged)

(UK, Australia, slang, humorous) To produce children.
- 2007, Libby Purves, Love Songs and Lies, unnumbered page:
  You must have been terrified, it′s not like today with film stars sprogging babies everywhere.
- 2008, Lucy Diamond, Over You, unnumbered page:
  ‘How′s it all going with your boyo in the valleys? Any plans for sprogging or vows or anything serious yet?’
- 2009, Peter James, Dead Tomorrow, unnumbered page:
  ‘Women lose their sexual drive after they′ve sprogged,’ Norman Potting interjected.
(Australia, slang) To ejaculate, to come.
Synonyms: spoof; see also Thesaurus:ejaculate
- 2004, Kathryn Fox, Malicious Intent, Pan MacMillan Australia, unnumbered page,
  The kid was fathered by the same guy who sprogged into Debbie Finch′s throat.