prickish

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I know it's kind of prickish, but when I encounter a Trekkie, or Trekker or whatever they call themselves, I intentionally refer to the show as "Star Track."

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  • Kimmel to Stunned Silence While everyone was watching Barack Obama on Leno last night, that increasingly-prickish-seeming McLovin 'kid, —  Gawker
  • Kimmel to Stunned Silence While everyone was watching Barack Obama on Leno last night, that increasingly-prickish-seeming McLovin 'kid, magazine wrote some not-so-nice things about View cohost In an otherwise agreeable appearance on the Tonight Show —  Gawker
  • In the prickish pomp of Kaad or his son, in the Emperor's more affected moments, you'll still see a heightening of register indicative of power and privilege. —  Notes From The Geek Show
  • Conversely, the most consistently prickish foreigners I know come from one of the most stable, prosperous democratic countries in the world: France. —  Creative Loafing Atlanta Feed
  • But I find it very rude and outright prickish for you to make a post as you did about the employees who worked 40 plus hours a week with no incentives. —  The Register-Guard: RSS Feeds
 

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