porks

Hog flesh varieties

Porks is the third-person singular verb form of pork.

To pork someone is vulgar slang for having sex with them: He porks anything that moves.

The related pork out means to overeat: We porked out on pizza.

In political contexts, to pork is to load legislation with wasteful spending earmarked for constituents.

meat

bacon

Cured smoked pork

loin · ribs · belly · tenderloin · shoulder · crackling · fatback · pancetta · prosciutto · carnitas

spending

earmarks

Designates for specific use

government · subsidies · politicians · budget · taxpayer · lobbyists · kickbacks · favoritism · graft · patronage

cooking

braise

Sear, then slow-simmer

  • roastDry-heat cooking method
  • fryCook in hot fat
  • grillCooking surface over fire

smoke · cure · render · brine · slow-cook · barbecue · sear · stew · glaze · marinate

slang

exploits

Notable daring actions

deceives · cons · tricks · defrauds · fleeces · gouges · rips off · overcharges · bilks · hustles

Opposites
meat type

porksfish

Gilled aquatic vertebrate

beefs · beef · poultry · chicken · seafood

food category

porksvegetables

Edible plants, not fruits

tofu · legumes · plant proteins · seitan · tempeh

Phrases
Family

pork, porky, porcine, porked, porking, porkpie, porkier, porkiest, porkies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G