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- [pig-pen]
- /ˈpɪgˌpɛn/
- /ˈpɪɡ.staɪ/
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- [pig-pen]
- /ˈpɪgˌpɛn/
Definitions of pigpen word
- noun pigpen a pen for keeping pigs. 1
- noun pigpen a filthy or untidy place: This kitchen is a pigpen. 1
- noun pigpen enclosure for pigs 1
- countable noun pigpen A pigpen is an enclosed place where pigs are kept on a farm. 0
- noun pigpen a pen for pigs; sty 0
- noun pigpen a dirty or untidy place 0
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Origin of pigpen
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; pig1 + pen2
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Parts of speech for Pigpen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pigpen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pigpen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pigpen
noun pigpen
- bullpen — In baseball, a bullpen is an area alongside the playing field, where pitchers can practice or warm up.
- co-op — A co-op is a co-operative.
- commorancy — a dwelling in a place; usual or temporary residence in a place.
- condo — Condo means the same as condominium.
- diggings — (usually used with a singular verb) a place where digging is carried on.
adj pigpen
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- dreggy — abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy.
- dungy — excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- grody — repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
adjective pigpen
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- foul — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
Top questions with pigpen
- who is pigpen?
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- how to build a pigpen?
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Matching words
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