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long pig

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Human flesh used by cannibals as meat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Allegedly a calque of Fijian vuaka balavu.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 人肉 (rénròu) — human flesh as consumed by cannibals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 兩腳羊 /两脚羊 (liǎngjiǎoyáng) — human flesh as consumed by cannibals
  • Danish: lang gris — human flesh as consumed by cannibals
  • Esperanto: homaĵo — human flesh as consumed by cannibals
  • Finnish: pitkä sika — human flesh as consumed by cannibals
  • German: Langschwein — human flesh as consumed by cannibals
  • Japanese: 人肉 (jinniku) — human flesh as consumed by cannibals
  • Polish: ludzina — human flesh as consumed by cannibals
  • Swedish: långgris — human flesh as consumed by cannibals