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piggish

[pig-ish] / ˈpɪg ɪʃ /


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A couple of would-be thieves in Kentucky have been arrested for their alleged piggish behavior.

From Fox News • Nov. 19, 2019

Well, then you men who are above this piggish behavior need to stand up and defend against it when you see Women who encounter it!

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2017

It shows a girl with long golden hair, sneezing so explosively that the torrential discharge has turned her nose into a piggish snout.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2017

She barged in whenever she wanted, no matter who was speaking, and she icily backhanded Trump over his piggish remarks about her face.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2015

The cheerful tinkle of steel drums now mixed with Luno’s odd piggish grunts, the wiry stranger swinging a deck mop with painful accuracy.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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