One cup of prepared regular couscous has 176 calories, compared to 227 calories in whole-grain couscous and about 210 calories in brown and white rice. Regular couscous has 6 grams of protein, while whole-grain couscous has 9 grams.
(Redirected from Profligate) For the horse, see Spendthrift (horse). For the 1936 film, see Spendthrift (film). A spendthrift (also called profligate) is someone who spends money prodigiously and who is extravagant and recklessly wasteful, often to a point where the spending climbs well beyond her or his means.
Â· just now. Report Abuse. Literally translated from the French phrase nobility obligates, noblesse oblige means that privilege entails responsibility (Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus, 2nd ed, 2001). Similarly, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, 3rd ed.oblesse Oblige literally means 'Nobility Obligates'. The obligation of Honorable, generous, and responsible behavior associated with high rank or birth.