to acting like a prick
- idiom
- Offensive
:
portarse como un cabrón
- I acted like a prick all night long.
Examples
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He started acting like a prick when he didn't get his way at the party.
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She was acting like a prick, making sarcastic remarks to everyone around her.
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If you keep acting like a prick, you're going to lose all your friends.
Synonyms
56
9.9
Treating other people in an unkind, harsh way
11
9.7
Being rude and acting like you are better than other people
9
8.4
To behave rudely or meanly toward other people
1
9.9
Behave rudely and selfishly, ignoring other people's feelings
1
9.9
To act rudely and annoy other people
1
9.9
Act in a rude, foolish way that annoys or upsets other people
1
8.5
Being rude and mean to other people
1
8.9
Being rude and getting upset by small things
To behave very rudely and make other people angry or upset
To behave rudely and arrogantly toward other people
Behave in a rude and stupid way
Behave rudely and selfishly and annoy other people
To behave in a rude and annoying way
To act in a rude and unhelpful way
To behave rudely and foolishly in a way that annoys or embarrasses people
Behave in a rude, annoying, and foolish way toward other people
To behave in a rude and annoying way
To behave in a silly, awkward way that looks foolish
To behave in a silly or annoying way
Behave in a very rude and thoughtless way that upsets other people
Behave in a very rude and insulting way to other people
To treat other people rudely and think only about yourself
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'behaving in an obnoxious or unpleasant manner' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'act' (to behave) + 'like' (similar to) + 'prick' (a derogatory term for an unpleasant person). This is a transparent simile construction that a B1 learner who knows the word 'prick' would readily interpret (noting that 'prick' is vulgar/slang in register).
Etymology
Acting like a prick comes from the idea of prick as a small sharp point, like a thorn or needle that pokes and hurts. So, acting like a prick means behaving in a way that hurts or annoys other people, in other words 'rude' and unpleasant.