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igg

verbaction

Urge someone on; encourage action

To urge or provoke someone into action; to encourage or egg on another person.

Example in use

Dinna igg him oan, he'll dae it.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/IGG/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: egg

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