PIG OUT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

pig out

verb

Definition of pig out

as in to gorge

to eat greedily or to excess one holiday when you're expected to pig out on junk food

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Recent Examples of pig out The parting advice from her mother (an excellent, sparingly used Ariane Labed) is to wear her glasses, read everyday, and to not pig out. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026

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Keep in mind, too, that grouse will gorge themselves on a particular food, especially in the fall.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets.

— Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Definition of gorge

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With Jeremiah Smith likely getting double- and triple-coverage looks all season, McCuin should feast — and become less of a secret.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Arch Manning should feast on a defense that struggled against the best offenses in the Sun Belt last year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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