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porky

[pawr-kee, pohr-] / ˈpɔr ki, ˈpoʊr- /


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"I thought: 'Uh-oh. David’s told me a porky pie here,'" Underwood says.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

It screams with fiery spices and sweet and salty seasonings to ensure you augment each porky bite with spoonfuls of rice.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 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

While it doesn't have that deep porky smokiness of a long-simmered pozole rojo, the Panera chicken tortilla soup hits all the right notes for a satisfying nod to Mexican-inspired flavors.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2022

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

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



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