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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1845

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PRODIE, n. A trinket, plaything, curiosity (Edb. 1825 Jam., 1898 J. Baillie W. Crighton 285). Edb. schoolboys' slang.Edb. 1845 F. W. Bedford Hist. Heriot's Hosp. 346:
He has a heap of prodies, and makes nackets that will stot to the tap of the chapel door.

[A shortened form of prodigy.]

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"Prodie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/prodie>

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