on the prod

prepositional phrase

Provoked into action.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Provoked into action.

    I'm on the prod, not looking to settle down. Especially this close to the border.

    2012, Jonas Ward, Buchanan on the Prod, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    was ridin' partners with Chuck Gibbons, the Llano gunman, an' Chuck was always on the prod, sort of. One, two times I figured I might have to shoot it out with him my own self, but wasn't exactly honin' for trouble.

    2005, Louis L'Amour, The Trail to Crazy Man, →ISBN

    The current idea of lnjuns being shiftless drunks may apply to many, but they were strong, mean son bitches when on the prod.

    2011, Duncan L. Dieterly, Final Battle, →ISBN

Origin

From the way a cattle prod provokes the animal into moving.

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APA

on the prod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20prod

MLA

“on the prod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20prod. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the prod,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20prod.

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