porky

Example Sentences

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"It was hard and anybody in that position who says it wasn't, I think will be telling you porky pies."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Austin recalled, “He was telling a porky pie,” and laughed, using Cockney rhyming slang for a lie.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

A supporting cast of honey and anise hyssop plants round out the porky saltiness with floral and syrupy sweetness.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Divisive in its highly un-kosher, un-vegan, unapologetically porky nature, lard makes, in my humble opinion, the most deliciously flaky Hong Kong egg custard tarts.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2021

That’s probably why I’ve been getting kind of porky.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez