pig

noun

ˈpig How to pronounce pig (audio)
Definition of pignext
as in hog
one who eats greedily or too much all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs

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Recent Examples of pig The film also expands Bird Island with Pigtropolis, a city for its pig residents. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 Calderon agrees that the price of pigs feet could be an issue. — Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Unable to source the same pigs in America, the Ventura stall opted to use heritage black pork instead. — Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Human evidence is limited to Bruns’s self-test, while full multicoloured patterns have been demonstrated in silicone and pig skin. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pig
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  • Perhaps the pig and hog offers came from fans inspired by seeing cows running on the highway Sunday morning in Kansas City.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The issue has historically been politically taboo to avoid pointing fingers at the powerful agricultural industry in Iowa, one of the country’s top producers of corn, soybeans and hogs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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