(pronounced prih-RAH-guh-tiv)

We guarantee you that this word’s popularity hit its peak in 1988 when Bobby Brown’s catchy single “My Prerogative” hit the airwaves. So what was he singing about” Having the special right or exclusive privilege to act as he saw fit. And we all want to claim that.

Example: Though Vincent advised his client not to install the dilapidated doors salvaged from the abandoned house next door, she insisted that it was her home and her money, so it was her prerogative to do what she liked.