pig

      English

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      Etymology 1

      From Middle English pigge (“pig, pigling”) (originally a term for a young pig, with adult pigs being swine), apparently from Old English *picga (attested only in compounds, such as picgbrēad (“mast, pig-fodder”)). Connection to early Dutch bigge (modern Dutch big (“piglet”)), West Frisian bigge (“pigling”), and similar terms in Middle Low German is sometimes proposed, "but the phonology is difficult"[1] and other sources say the words are "almost certainly not" related.[2]

      British slang sense "police officer" from ante 1785.[3]

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domestica)

      pig (plural pigs)

      1. Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated farm animal Sus scrofa.
        The farmer kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from table scraps and field waste.
      2. (specifically) A young swine, a piglet.
      3. (uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
        Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.
      4. Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
        You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!
      5. A nasty or disgusting person.
        She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked.
      6. A dirty or slovenly person.
        He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops.
      7. (now chiefly US, derogatory, slang) A police officer. [From ante 1785.]
        The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested.
        • 1989, Dan Simmons, Carrion Comfort, page 359,
          “...Sounds too easy,” Marvin was saying. “What about the pigs?”
          He meant police.
        • 1990, Jay Robert Nash, Encyclopedia of World Crime: Volume 1: A-C, page 198,
          The bank robberies went on and each raid became more bloody, Meinhof encouraging her followers to “kill the pigs” offering the slightest resistance, referring to policemen.
        • 2008, Frank Kusch, Battleground Chicago: The Police and the 1968 Democratic National Convention, page 63,
          Backing 300 of the more aggressive protesters was a supporting cast of several thousand more who stared down the small line of police. Those in front resumed their taunts of “Pig, pig, fascist pig,” and “pigs eat shit, pigs eat shit.” The rest of the crowd, however, backed off and sat down on the grass when reinforcements arrived. Police did not retaliate for the name-calling, and within minutes the line of demonstrators broke apart and the incident was over without violence.113
        • 2011, T. J. English, The Savage City: Race, Murder and a Generation on the Edge, unnumbered page,
          But me, I joined the party to fight the pigs. That′s why I joined. Because my experience with the police was always negative.
      8. (informal) A difficult problem.
        Hrm...this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours!
      9. (countable and uncountable) A block of cast metal.
        The conveyor carried the pigs from the smelter to the freight cars.
        After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig.
      10. The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
        The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side.
      11. (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
        Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem.
      12. (pejorative) a person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig (the animal)
      Synonyms
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      Derived terms
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      Translations
      mammal of genus Sus
      piglet — see piglet
      pork — see pork
      someone who overeats or eats rapidly
      nasty or disgusting person
      dirty or slovenly person
      derogatory slang for police officer
      difficult problem
      cast metal block
      mold for a cast metal block
      device to clean or inspect a pipe from inside
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      Descendants
      • Abenaki: piks (from "pigs")
      • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: piks (from "pigs")

      Verb

      pig (third-person singular simple present pigs, present participle pigging, simple past and past participle pigged)

      1. (of swine) to give birth.
        The black sow pigged at seven this morning.
      2. (intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food).
        They were pigging on the free food at the bar.
        • 2009, Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice, Vintage 2010, p. 349:
          "Wow, Doc. That's heavy." Denis sat there pigging on the joint as usual.
      3. (intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.

      Etymology 2

      Origin unknown.

      Noun

      pig (plural pigs)

      1. (Scotland) earthenware, or an earthenware shard
      2. An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer
      Derived terms
      • pig-man
      • pig-wife
      • pig-cart
      • pig-ass
      • pig-shop

      Etymology 3

      Shortening of pigeon

      Noun

      pig (plural pigs)

      1. (UK) a pigeon.

      References

      1. ^ A new English dictionary on historical principles
      2. ^ “pig” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
      3. ^ 2003, Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language, page 474 — Similarly, the use of the word pig for “policeman” goes back at least as far as 1785, when a writer of the time called a Bow Street police officer a “China Street pig.”
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      Danish

      Etymology

      From Old Norse pík.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /piɡ/, [pʰiɡ̊]
      • Homophone: pik

      Noun

      pig c (singular definite piggen, plural indefinite pigge)

      1. spike
      2. barb
      3. spine (needle-like structure)
      4. quill (needle-like structure)
      5. prickle (a small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn)

      Inflection

          Inflection of pig
      common gender Singular Plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative, dative and accusative pig piggen pigge piggene
      genitive pigs piggens pigges piggenes
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      Scots

      Etymology

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      Noun

      pig (plural pigs)

      1. pig
      2. pot, jar, earthenware

      Derived terms

      • pig-hoose
      • pirlie pig
      • uilie-pig
      • whisky pig
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      Torres Strait Creole

      Etymology

      From English pig.

      Noun

      pig

      1. pig

      Synonyms

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