pig

pig¹ S2 [pıg] n

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1¦(animal)¦

2¦(person)¦

3¦(police)¦

4 a pig (of a something)

5 make a pig's ear of something

6 in a pig's eye

7 pig in a poke

8 pigs might fly

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[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English picga]

1.) ¦(ANIMAL)¦

a farm animal with short legs, a fat body, and a curved tail. Pigs are kept for their meat, which includes ↑pork, ↑bacon and ↑ham

American Equivalent: hog

▪ He kept pigs and poultry.

2.) ¦(PERSON)¦

spoken

a) someone who eats too much or eats more than their share

▪ You greedy pig , you ate all the candy!

▪ I made a bit of a pig of myself (=ate too much) at dinner.

b) someone who is unpleasant in some way, for example unkind or very untidy

▪ They live like pigs in that house over the road.

▪ You can tell him from me he's an ignorant pig.

(male) chauvinist pig

(=a man who thinks women are not equal to men)

3.) ¦(POLICE)¦

taboo informal an offensive word for a police officer. Do not use this word.

4.) a pig (of a sth)

BrE spoken something that is very difficult or unpleasant to do

▪ They're improving, and they're a pig of a team to beat.

5.) make a pig's ear of sth

BrE spoken to do something very badly

▪ Someone's made a right pig's ear of these repairs.

6.) in a pig's eye

AmE spoken informal used to show that you do not believe what someone is saying

7.) pig in a poke

spoken something you bought without seeing it first and that is not as good or valuable as you expected

▪ What if the car you buy turns out to be a pig in a poke ?

8.) pigs might fly

spoken used to say that you do not think something will happen

▪ 'Someone might have handed in your pass.' 'Yes, and pigs might fly.'

pig ²

pig² v past tense and past participle pigged present participle pigging

pig out phr v

informal to eat a lot of food all at once

pig out on

▪ I found Sam in front of the TV, pigging out on pizza and fries.