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- [pawr-kee, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr ki, ˈpoʊr-/
- /ˈpɔː.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pawr-kee, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr ki, ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of porky word
- adjective porky of, relating to, or resembling pork. 1
- adjective porky fat: a porky child. 1
- noun plural porky a porcupine. 1
- adjective porky fat, plump 1
- adjective porky belonging to or characteristic of pork 0
- adjective porky fat; obese 0
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Origin of porky
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; pork + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Porky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
porky popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
porky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for porky
noun porky
- boar — A boar or a wild boar is a wild pig.
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