pig
- noun
- /pɪg/
- Offensive
- No one else is going to have you, not Tweed, not Tammany, not those pigs in the street.
Examples
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Big town cops to small town pigs, they're all fucking corrupt and prone to inane violence.
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He angrily confronted the pig who was issuing tickets to the protesters.
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All of you Democratic pigs, all of you.
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Like how are we gonna stop those pigs?
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You think that calling someone a pig disqualifies him from running for president?
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If those pigs try to grab you, go limp.
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I was told to tell you you're a fascist pig.
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All of you, pigs!
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The protestors shouted insults at the pigs surrounding the barricade.
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During the rally, they referred to the pigs as a symbol of oppression.
Synonyms
A person who works for the police
An informal name for a police officer
A rude slang name for a police officer
Idioms
- Offensive
To behave in a greedy and messy way, often when eating with others
- Informal
To make small changes to something bad so it looks better without fixing the real problem
- Informal
To buy something without checking it first and risk being cheated
Compounds
A very young pig that still drinks its mother's milk, often cooked whole for roasting
- Specialized
People pour hot iron from a furnace into bars to be made into steel later
- Specialized
A small bush with narrow leaves and red flowers that is poisonous to young farm animals
- Specialized
A deep-sea animal that looks like a fat sea cucumber and crawls on the ocean floor
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pig used for police is an offensive insult that compares officers to the animal to show strong dislike or anger, which is why the word is rude when used this way.