adj
Meaning 1
Resembling a pig.
Greedy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
piggy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈpɪɡi/
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CMU ARPABET: P IH1 G IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling a pig.
Slovenly, dirty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Resembling a pig.
Lecherous, often in a sexist way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A pig (the animal).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish
Examples
- This little piggy went to market.
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noun
Meaning 5
A guinea pig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish
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noun
Meaning 6
A toe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish, slang
Examples
- He has such cute piggies!
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noun
Meaning 7
A pig (greedy person).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, endearing
Examples
- Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a piggy, haven't you?
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noun
Meaning 8
A member of the police.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
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noun
Meaning 9
Paypig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: endearing
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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adjective satellite
Meaning 10
resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hoggish, piggish, porcine, swinish
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 11
a young pig
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: piglet, shoat, shote
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: young mammal
Narrower terms: sucking pig
History
Etymology
From pig + -y (adjectival suffix).
From pig + -y (diminutive suffix).
Real reading context