full of pride. not to be confused with proud. prideful is negative. whereas proud can be a good thing. prideful is in fact a real word and its first known use is from the 15th century. Although in the 15th century it was synonymous to noble. the meaning has evolved. In what ever way people chose to use this word, the fact remains that it is as word.

A made-up word that some Americans say when they really mean proud. Not just rednecks either, I've heard it in countless TV shows

a word that is supposed to mean full of pride, but in reality just a made up word by some dum bum :p