Etymology

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Today it means: Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner. Full definition →

First used 18th c.
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The story

From prose + -ing.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Tedious talk or writing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.