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    [Adjective]  | "prod*i*gal" | \ ˈprä-di-gəl \


    1: characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish

    2: recklessly spendthrift

    3: yielding abundantly : luxuriant —often used with of


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Latin prodigus, from prodigere to drive away, squander, from pro-, prod- forth + agere to drive {mat|pro-|}, {mat|agent|};

    [Noun]  | "prodigality" 


    1: an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint;


      * e.g., " ... his purchase of a new yacht was only one of a series of reckless prodigalities "





    2: the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money;


      * e.g., " ... his prodigality eventually turned him into a pauper "



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    [Adjective]  | "prodigal" 


    1: given to spending money freely or foolishly;


      * e.g., " ... the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it "





     [ "prodigal" ]

    1: a person who wastes a lot of money, a very generous person, a spend thrift, a boastful person. Such person usually spends his riches lavishly

      * e.g.,  ...  Jane, a prodigal, was seen on the street the other day. 

     [ "prodige" ]

    1: highly athletically and cerebrally talented person.

      * e.g.,  ... I wish my son was a prodige 

     [ "Prodigized" ]

    1: Occurs when listening to live sets of the Prodigy; where many various injuries take place and it leaves you feeling like death. If you do die you are roasted as a Hog roast.

      * e.g.,  ... To have attended a live set from the prodigy and raved and jumped against people until you can't take it anymore; then you can consider yourself prodigized. 

     [ "Prodigeous" ]

    1: The catchphrase of Izzy from the Digimon Adventure Series. Used when encountering something mind-bendingly geeky and/or cool.

      * e.g.,  ... Gamer: Dude I just reached level 256 on Pac-man 

     [ "prodigical" ]

    1: Refers to the attributes associated with being a prodigy or prodigal and a combination of the two. Ie. Someone with exceptional talents although can be wastefully extravangant.

      * e.g.,  ... Halina was prodigical. She was a a music genius but wasted her talents by practising endlessly. 

     [ "The Prodigal Knight" ]

    1: The nickname of Master Revan from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for Xbox and PC, given to him/her after successfully defeating Darth Malak, destroying the Star Forge, and bringing balance to the Force and justice to the galaxy. The significance of the name refers to how Revan was originally captured as a Sith Lord, brought back from the brink of death by Bastila, had his/her memory erased and rewritten, regained his/her memories of the Star Forge and of being Dark Lord of the Sith, remaining a Jedi despite the resurfacing memories, mastering the force...and so on. The point is, Revan was going to conquer the galaxy as a Sith Lord, and ended up saving it as a Jedi.

      * e.g.,  ... Master Vandar: We Jedi now have another tale to weave into the grand history of hour eternal Order - the Redemption of Revan, the prodigal knight. 

     [ "The Prodigal Lesbian" ]

    1: A Born-again lesbian that reverts back to romantic relationships with men.

      * e.g.,  ... My cousin married a man shortly after college, had two kids, then came out as a lesbian when she was 30. She dated women and got lesbian married. She still had feelings for men, though so she got lesbian divorced and became The Prodigal Lesbian: she’s now returned to dating men. 

     [ "prodigal sex" ]

    1: A term describing wasteful, excessive and qualitatively unconscious sexual conquests.

      * e.g.,  ... He’s a guy who tends to have weeklong relationships that regularly come crashing to a halt based on his compulsive habit of prodigal sex. 

     [ "prodigal poop" ]

    1: When the mound of poop is so big that it tries to ‘return home’ by going back into your anus.

      * e.g.,  ... Don’t forget to flush before the Prodigal Poop returns home. 

     [ "prodigal son" ]

    1: The act of raising a finger in victory, and continuing to stick that finger up the ass of your opponent; a demoralizing assault to friend or foe.

      * e.g.,  ... Ben received the prodigal son due to his heinous sexual mischief... he was Fontaineing a bit to much 

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