pig

Snout, hooves, corkscrew

Pig is the common name for animals in the swine family that are widely raised for food.

When used figuratively, pig has more negative associations than its near synonym hog and it is much more frequent.

A person called a pig is being called gluttonous, selfish, or offensive.

If you pig out, you eat a great quantity of something.

Pig is pejorative slang for policeman.

animal

hog

Swine, or monopolize

  • swineDomestic porcine animals
  • sowImplant in earth
  • boarUndomesticated male swine

snout · oink · grunt · squeal · trotters · bristle · curly tail · porcine · ungulate · mammal

meat

pork

Pig as food

prosciutto · pancetta · lard · crackling · chops · ribs · tenderloin · belly · carnitas · trotters

slang

cop

Law enforcement slang

overeater · chauvinist · sexist · hog · greedy · selfish

symbolism

greed

Excessive desire for wealth

fertility · abundance · indulgence · excess · avarice · wealth · fortune · Babe · Wilbur

messiness

mud

Wet soil mixture

mucky · squalor · grime · sloppy · slob · unkempt · slovenly

feed

slop

Liquid food waste

  • swillWatery refuse for pigs
  • scrapsSmall remaining pieces
  • cornCereal grown on cobs

soybean · barley · grain · pellets · fodder · trough · mash · leftovers · acorns · forage

farming

livestock

Domesticated farm animals

breeding · barn · pasture · free-range · slaughter · feedlot · confinement · gestation · castration · agriculture

intelligence

smart

Mentally quick, or fashionable

cognition · social · curious · learning · sentient · clever · tricks · responsive · awareness · recognition

breeds

Yorkshire

Historic English county

potbelly · heritage · purebred · crossbreed

Categories
Opposites
eating behavior

pigdieter

One restricting food intake

nibbler · picker · bird · ascetic · picky eater

cleanliness/hygiene

pigneat freak

One compulsively tidy

clean freak · germaphobe · neatnik · pristine · immaculate

moral character

piggentleman

Courteous, honorable man

saint · angel · sweetheart · prince · mensch

Phrases
Family

pigeon, pigs, piggy, piglet, piglets, pigsty, pigged, piggyback, piggies

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G