pigpen

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pigpen

/pɪɡ.pɛn/
[ˈpʰɪɡˌpʰɛn]

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Compound of pig + pen.

noun pigpens

Synonym of pigsty. The lower pasture also contains a pigpen.
Similar: pigsty
The pigpen cipher.

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noun something extremely dirty

日本語	豚小屋 butagoya
Русский	свина́рник svinárnik

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"pigpen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pigpen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pigpen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pigpen

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"pigpen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pigpen.

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@misc{pigpen_2026,
  title = {pigpen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pigpen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}