in a pig's patoot
- idiom
- Archaic
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- His explanation turned out to be just in a pig's patoot, and nobody believed a word.
Examples
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She dismissed the rumor as in a pig's patoot during the meeting.
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I can't believe you think that! It's in a pig's patoot.
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All of his supposed evidence was clearly in a pig's patoot.
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That's just in a pig's patoot!
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The idea that the world will end next week is completely in a pig's patoot.
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He tried to convince me, but everything he said was just in a pig's patoot.
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When she heard the wild accusations, she realized they were all in a pig's patoot.
Synonyms
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9.9
Something worthless or untrue that people say to you
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9.1
A false or silly statement people should not believe
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6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
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7.4
Untrue or silly talk that people should not believe
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
9
9.7
Something not true that people say to fool others
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9.3
A small lie told to avoid trouble
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5.7
To say things that are not true or that make no sense
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9.9
Talk that is silly and unimportant
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9.9
Talk or ideas that are untrue and not worth believing
1
4.3
A rude informal phrase meaning nonsense or something untrue
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9.9
Talk that is not true or is silly
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6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
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9.9
Foolish talk or ideas that are unimportant and silly
Words or ideas that are complete nonsense and worthless
Talk that is not true or makes no sense
Ideas that are not true and make no sense
Talk that is false and makes no sense
Talk that is false and hard to believe
Words that are not true and have no value
Something very silly and not true
A large amount of nonsense that is clearly untrue
A story or idea that is untrue and silly
A silly or meaningless remark that is not serious
Antonyms
How False
Surface Forms
Morphology
in + a + pig's + patoot
This is a colloquial/idiomatic phrase whose meaning 'nonsense/untrue' cannot be derived from the literal parts: a B1 learner knowing 'in', 'a' and 'pig' would not predict the sense because 'patoot' is nonstandard/opaque and the possessive 'pig's' does not transparently signal 'nonsense'. The expression is slangy and culture-specific, so its meaning must be learned as an idiom rather than composed from its constituents.
Etymology
In a pig's patoot comes from a silly image: imagine something stuck in a pig's patoot (a playful word for its 'behind'), so it looks small, dirty and useless. That's why saying something is in a pig's patoot means it is 'nonsense' or not true.