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plig

plig is the alternative spelling of plyg.

Meaning of plyg

Noun

plyg (plural plygs)

  1. (capitalized, offensive, often, slang) A fundamentalist Mormon, especially one from a sect which practices polygamy.
    • 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.2005 December 1, Rose Beecham, Grave Silence, Bold Strokes Books Inc, →ISBN

Forms of plig

pluralpligs

Questions about plig

What is plig the alternative spelling of?
Plig is the alternative spelling of plyg.

Words near plig in the dictionary

  1. plier wrenches
  2. pliers
  3. plies
  4. pliest
  5. plieth
  6. plig
  7. plight
  8. plighted
  9. plighter
  10. plighters
  11. plightful

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plig (page history and authors); plyg (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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