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- [pig it]
- /pɪg ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pig it]
- /pɪg ɪt/
Definitions of pig it words
- noun pig it a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg) 1
- noun pig it any wild or domestic swine. 1
- noun pig it the flesh of swine; pork. 1
- noun pig it Informal. a person of piggish character, behavior, or habits, as one who is gluttonous, very fat, greedy, selfish, or filthy. 1
- noun pig it Slang. an immoral woman; prostitute. 1
- noun pig it Slang: Disparaging. a police officer. 1
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Origin of pig it
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English pigge young pig, with doubled consonant appropriate to terms for smaller animals (cf. dog, frog1) but with no obvious relations; almost certainly not akin to Low German, Dutch big(ge), Middle Dutch vigghe young pig, which involve further obscurities; if Danish pige, Swedish piga maid, young girl are compared, perhaps < ON word meaning “young, small,” applied in Scand to girls but in OE to swine
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Parts of speech for Pig it
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pig it popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".