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 Take one scroll through his Instagram account, which shows off photos of trotters (pig feet) stuffed with sweetbreads (animal pancreas) and Alsatian headcheese (a mold made of pig scraps, usually from the animal’s head). — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Who's signing up for France's annual pig-squealing championship? — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick Bacon and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, share their Connecticut farm with a variety of animals, including four goats, two pigs, three miniature horses and three alpacas. — Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 In 1995, Cavanaugh provided the voice of the eponymous pig in Babe. — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pig
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hog
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  • An initial test In the 2018 Farm Bill, a major piece of legislation covering wide areas of agricultural policy, Congress agreed to spend $75 million to encourage private landowners to step up together to kill feral hogs.
    — Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The first body found was discovered in 1994 by hog hunters in northern Charlotte County.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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