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pig

[pig] / pɪg /
NOUN
animal of swine family
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NOUN
person who is like a pig
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Whelan says "we'll take pictures of it", prompting Feeney to add: "I was gonna say, 'Unfortunately, this is a pig cemetery, mate'."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Part of my job is to be a guinea pig, so that I can warn you of the benefits and dangers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“There’s a pig that has to pass through a python,” Cooney said, referring to the surge in diesel prices.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

At times, this makes the humble viewer feel a bit like a guinea pig in a focus group; the audience’s reactions are integral to measuring the film’s success.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

He collected fragments from a pig-size guinea pig, armor plates from a tanklike armadillo, more elephantine bones from elephantine sloths, and crated and shipped them to England.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

To “Yesterday” Yesterday, how I pigged out at the free buffet Now the nausea won’t go away I should have dined home yesterday.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022

We’ve just been there and me and all my crew just pigged out.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2015

Victor pigged out on sushi and cashews at the art opening, and only realized as he left that he’d overdoeuvred, and would be too full to enjoy his long-awaited dinner at Gramercy Tavern with Dulcie.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2014

That was the championship formula the way the Heat did it, except they pigged out with LeBron James and Chris Bosh joining Dwyane Wade in Miami.

From Chicago Tribune ● Nov. 26, 2013

A virus makes copies of itself inside a cell until eventually the cell gets pigged with virus and pops, and the viruses spill out of the broken cell.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

In the United States, only Cajun boucheries can compare in terms of a communal feast to revere the animal — and to express gratitude by pigging out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

They are undergoing pigging - a process in which a device travels through the pipeline cleaning and taking measurements, including wall thickness - every three years rather than the five years as required.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2016

The 2016 presidential candidates had a deep-fried field day last summer at the Iowa State Fair, pigging out on everything from pork chops on a stick to breaded-and-fried Snickers bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2016

That means giving people options that don't make them feel like they're pigging out.

From US News ● Aug. 28, 2015

“I’m not the one pigging out on a sundae.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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