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

Instead, you get a harmonious porky bite with gamy undertones from the confit rabbit, beef tongue, duck wing meat and offal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

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

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

Inspired by classic aglio e olio but with a porky twist, this weeknight dinner involves very few ingredients and almost no effort.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2022

The man facing me was small, but porky.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan