as in dump
a dirty or messy place
the frat house was a pigsty the morning after the bacchanal
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Recent Examples of pigsty
De Wet claims Olivier then ordered him to dispose of their bodies in a pigsty — an act prosecutors believe was meant to destroy evidence.
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Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
And the ungrateful pig got a solid slap from the pigsty owners.
—Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The millions of gallons of waste that the pigs generated each year stank horribly and polluted the air and water, turning an otherwise pleasant town into a pigsty.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Using a nearly monochromatic mix of black ink and photographic stills, Kantor imagines the moment when Haim escaped a group of Nazis by hiding in a pigsty.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
James Scotto See it for yourselves Brooklyn: The president and the mayor should take a walk to see what a pigsty Floyd Bennett Field has become.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024
The authorities raided his hospital, killed one of his co-workers, and threw the battered body of another into a pigsty for the hogs to devour.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Authorities imprisoned many imams and converted many mosques into barns, warehouses, and even pigsties.
—Haiyun Ma, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2023
Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
And the ungrateful pig got a solid slap from the pigsty owners.
—Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The millions of gallons of waste that the pigs generated each year stank horribly and polluted the air and water, turning an otherwise pleasant town into a pigsty.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Using a nearly monochromatic mix of black ink and photographic stills, Kantor imagines the moment when Haim escaped a group of Nazis by hiding in a pigsty.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
James Scotto See it for yourselves Brooklyn: The president and the mayor should take a walk to see what a pigsty Floyd Bennett Field has become.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024
The authorities raided his hospital, killed one of his co-workers, and threw the battered body of another into a pigsty for the hogs to devour.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Authorities imprisoned many imams and converted many mosques into barns, warehouses, and even pigsties.
—Haiyun Ma, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigsty
Noun
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Otherwise, schedule bulk trash pickup or haul the mattress to the dump.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, Hailey got into the Halloween spirit in an Instagram photo dump.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Second shift is a real mess after a blackout strikes the area, forcing Robert (by way of the player) to hack into the city’s electric grid and turn the lights back on one section at a time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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For larger messes, the stain-resistant rug is also machine-washable for quick and hassle-free maintenance.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If the Hogs couldn’t win the day in their pigpen, with Bryce Young sidelined since the second quarter with a sprained shoulder, after scoring 23 straight points in the midst of a rare, extended Alabama meltdown, will this ridiculous streak ever end?—
Kevin Scarbinsky | Special to AL.com,
al,
2 Oct. 2022
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Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen.—
Christine Pelisek,
Peoplemag,
12 Aug. 2022
Noun
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For patients with eyelid infections, this buildup is a common cause of dryness, itchiness, eyelash loss and even recurrent sties.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Vance's office announced the trip on Sunday, describing it as one dedicated to learning about Greenlandic culture with stops at historical sties and its national dogsled race.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Dodgers could add Tucker to fill the massive hole in their outfield.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The HLSLongsleeve base layer features integrated thumb holes and an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) rating of at least 40.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pritzker has been trying to debunk claims that Chicago is an out-of-control hellhole; to assert in court that the federal government has no right to send in federal troops; and to discredit the tactics by immigration agents to arrest migrants in his state’s streets and businesses.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Far from being the hellholes that Trump and his minions constantly depict, cities such as New York and Boston and Seattle are already desirable places to live—witness their housing pressures.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Pigsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigsty. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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