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The phrase "a prod" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a gentle push or encouragement to prompt someone to take action or to stimulate a response.
Example: "She gave him a prod to remind him about the meeting they had scheduled."
Alternatives: "a nudge" or "a prompt".
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"Do you need a prod?
The economy certainly needs a prod.
Actually, no - it has a "prod" screen.
A prod down the line from Murray.
When it's over I give their faces a prod.
But Mr. Street used this as a prod to persist.
Why not? A. Partly because bankruptcy was such a prod.
It's ironic, she says, that they again needed a prod from abroad to make this possible.
Usually, when an M.C. asks, "Do you want to dance?," the question is a prod.
None has yet volunteered, though faltering land sales may give them a prod.
A prod beneath the surface revealed Murray to be the problem.
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