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verb. To poke, prod, or urge activity from someone who is being idle or otherwise procrastinating.
Originating in the god-game series "Populous" by Peter Molyneux (also creator of the Fable series), wherein you could get idle villagers doing nothing in a house to leave and create a new settlement by "sprogging" them. Potentially related to the once derogatory noun "sprog" in British slang, which means a child. Now often used as a term of endearment.
The term saw more general usage outside gaming among Gen-X gamers and older Millennials for any type of compelled activity.
Jeff has been on his 15 min break for 25 min. I'm going to go sprog him out of the breakroom.
We've got company coming in an hour. I'm going to sprog the sprogs to pick up their shit they've got strewn all over the house.
a self proclaimed progressive that puts there progressive beliefs through a “filter” resulting in a watered down “filtered” version of a progressive agenda. for example “medicare for all who want it” is a sprog position.
sprog is a combination of the words “sponge” and “prog” (sponges, both the object and the animals are things that filter and change things)
destiny is by far the most annoying fucking sprog there is
(n) Maternity or paternity leave, watching the sprog (child).
Oliver: "I'd have to run it by Ian first."
Tracy: "Ian? Why? He'll be off on off sprog watch."
Dialogue from "The Archers" episode on BBC4 radio on 10 September 2019.