like a spare prick at a wedding

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Meaning · English

Uselessly superfluous.

Register: slang, vulgar

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “like a spare prick at a wedding” mean?

Uselessly superfluous.

Is “like a spare prick at a wedding” formal or informal?

like a spare prick at a wedding is generally slang, vulgar.