porkish

English

Etymology

pork +‎ -ish

Adjective

porkish (comparative more porkish, superlative most porkish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of pork.
2. (colloquial) Plump.
3. (informal) Selfish.
4. (US, politics, informal) Relating to pork barrel funding.
   • 2002, Newsweek, volume 40:

     Congressional leaders are frank about using their clout for porkish purposes, and DeLay is no exception.

Derived terms

• porkishness
• porkishly