Prod

Clipping of Protestant, as pronounced in an accent with flapping.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹɑd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹɒd/
• Rhymes: -ɒd

Prod (plural Prods)

1. (Ireland, Britain, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Protestant, (as termed by Roman Catholics), that is in the context of their religious beliefs, or those who have been born in the Protestant tradition, or sometimes those implied to be Protestant by their political ideology of Irish unionism or Ulster loyalism.

   "I don't want my daughter marrying a dirty Prod," he said.

It is most commonly used in Ireland and Scotland, though usage is not limited to those regions.

• Orangey
• Proddy

• dorp, drop