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piggy¹

  • /ˈpɪɡi/

Rhymes with -ɪɡi

Where it comes from

From pig + -y (diminutive suffix).

noun piggies · piggie

  1. childish A pig (the animal). This little piggy went to market.
  2. childish A guinea pig. If you're dead-set on breeding your piggies, here are some things to remember and purchase[…]
  3. childish, slang A toe. He has such cute piggies!
  4. derogatory, endearing A pig (greedy person). Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a piggy, haven't you?
  5. Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang A member of the police.
  6. endearing Paypig.

piggy²

  • /ˈpɪɡi/

Rhymes with -ɪɡi

Where it comes from

From pig + -y (adjectival suffix).

adjective piggier · piggiest

  1. Greedy.
  2. Slovenly, dirty. He himself, who had always tried to be gentle and good (whatever “good” meant in this crazy world), had married Lina, who had developed into a silent, piggy woman, and had gotten Seth by her.
  3. Lecherous, often in a sexist way. Finding quality flms of a sexual nature is difficult. Many of the films we have investigated for this program are down-right piggy. I wanted films of a sensual interest that also had some political sensibilities, especially in regards to women.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: porcine, shoat, hoggish, piglet, swinish, piggish, gluttonous, swine, pork, hog, pig, backside, pinky, turkey, whore, dirty

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@misc{piggy_2026,
  title = {piggy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piggy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}