prick

(eg. beauty, hindu, critical )

prick /ˈprɪk/ ?

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(n) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
(n) a depression scratched or carved into a surface
(n) obscene terms for penis
(n) the act of puncturing with a small point
(v) make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
(v) cause a stinging pain
(v) raise
(v) stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
(v) cause a prickling sensation
(v) to cause a sharp emotional pain
(v) deliver a sting to

You see my parents were sometimes abusive, And it made a prick of me.
Nurses and doctors are also taking a drop of blood with a quick prick of the newborn's heel, then testing the sample for an array of genetic and metabolic diseases.
For most of us, those needless deaths prick our consciences and motivate us to open our wallets, but they don't threaten our own health.

"Nick Faldo has tried to redefine himself," Azinger told the Mail on Sunday. "Some people have bought it. Some have not. But if you're going to be a prick and everyone hates you, why do you think that just because you're trying to be cute and...
on Apr 6, 2008 By: Paul Azinger Source: Reuters.uk
"I consider the word prick is of a less derogatory nature than other words and it is in common usage in this country," Robbie Williams, the Waverley Local Court magistrate, told the court on Monday.
on May 4, 2010 By: Robbie Williams Source: Telegraph.co.uk
"If you see a woman being belted up, you step in. It's like when a kid is being bashed. It's not right," Barassi said. "I'm OK. I went for my 5km walk today. It'd take more than a prick like that to stop me."
on Jan 1, 2009 By: Ron Barassi Source: Melbourne Herald Sun