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piggish

[pig-ish] / ˈpɪg ɪʃ /


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But we can’t be here for beauty — that would be gauche, not to mention piggish.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022

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

From Fox News • Nov. 19, 2019

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

Everyone took some of everything, piling their plates up with mountains of food, but nobody was piggish about it.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds




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