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pig

[pig] / pɪg /
NOUN
animal of swine family
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NOUN
person who is like a pig
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The single star was painted in berry juice, as was the bear, which looked so porcine that Mexicans who were struggling to protect California from Yankee rogues mocked it as more pig than bear.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Criw Compostio picks up waste, as well as wood shavings from a carpentry business and used rabbit and guinea pig bedding from pet owners, twice a week.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

It was the law of the blocked road and the fouled well—a pig loose on the highway, a tannery poisoning a shared stream, gunpowder stored where it might ignite and level the block.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

She writes his speeches, manages his appointments and butters up an important colleague with the gift of a ceramic pig.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Alfredo returns home at dusk, carrying stalks of sugarcane and a sack of corn for the pig.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

To “Yesterday” Yesterday, how I pigged out at the free buffet Now the nausea won’t go away I should have dined home yesterday.

From Washington Post Sep. 22, 2022

We’ve just been there and me and all my crew just pigged out.

From The Guardian Jul. 25, 2015

That was the championship formula the way the Heat did it, except they pigged out with LeBron James and Chris Bosh joining Dwyane Wade in Miami.

From Chicago Tribune Nov. 26, 2013

I pigged out, stayed on my feet too long at Macy’s and Saks.”

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2012

In fact, most people pigged out just before they turned, knowing it would all be sucked away.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

It’s one thing to blame Red Lobster’s problems on consumers pigging out on shrimp, but who were the real pigs in this saga?

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2024

They are undergoing pigging - a process in which a device travels through the pipeline cleaning and taking measurements, including wall thickness - every three years rather than the five years as required.

From Washington Times Apr. 7, 2016

The 2016 presidential candidates had a deep-fried field day last summer at the Iowa State Fair, pigging out on everything from pork chops on a stick to breaded-and-fried Snickers bars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2016

That means giving people options that don't make them feel like they're pigging out.

From US News Aug. 28, 2015

“The slob was pigging out on Big Macs and fries for forty miles.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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