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.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig out
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The big one is preferred stock, a source for buying Bitcoin that Saylor’s been gorging on since early 2025.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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But because Towns was in position, Anunoby, Bridges and Hart each feasted by reaching-in and poking the ball free.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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Teams will likely be keying on Miami's passing game, which will also feature Heisman favorites at quarterback in Darrien Mensah and wide receiver Malachi Toney, leaving Fletcher to feast on what's left of the opposing defense.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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“Pig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig%20out. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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