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to pig it

to pig it

9.9
To live in a very dirty and untidy way in your home without caring about cleaning
  • phrasal verb
  • Offensive
translation icon : vivir como un cerdo
  • The boys pigged it all summer, leaving dirty dishes everywhere and never making their beds.

Examples

  • After his roommate left, he really started to pig it and stopped cleaning the apartment.

  • She hated to pig it but the plumbing was out and the house quickly turned into a mess.

  • Don't pig it in your room!

  • He tends to pig it after a long week.

  • After his roommate left, he really started to pig it and stopped cleaning the apartment.

  • She hated to pig it, but with the plumbing out, the house quickly turned into a mess.

  • Don't pig it in your room if you want to find anything easily!

Synonyms

to pig
vsto pig it
  • Informal
3 8.1

To live in a very dirty and untidy way

is informal British phrasing rather than neutral usage
to act like a pig
vsto pig it
  • Offensive
1 8.0

To behave in a greedy and messy way, often when eating with others

refers to living in a dirty and untidy way rather than rude acts

How Messy

to pig it
  • Offensive
9.9
to mess
248 1.0

Surface Forms

pig it infinitive
pigged it past
pigged it past participle
pigging it present participle
pigs it third person singular

Morphology

pig + it

The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'pig' (used metaphorically to indicate living or behaving in a filthy/untidy way) plus the pronoun 'it' (referring to the place or situation). This simple metaphorical composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns (e.g. ‘like a pig’), so a B1 learner who knows the words would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Pig it comes from the image of a pig rolling in mud and leaving a mess. So to pig it means 'to live in a very dirty or untidy way', like that animal.