Idioms for pig

    on the pig's back, Australian Slang. in a fortunate position.
    pig it,
    1. to live like a pig, especially in dirt.
    2. to lead a disorganized, makeshift life; live without plan or pattern.

Origin of pig

1
1175–1225; Middle English pigge young pig, with doubled consonant appropriate to terms for smaller animals (cf. dog, frog1) but with no obvious relations; almost certainly not akin to Low German, Dutch big(ge), Middle Dutch vigghe young pig, which involve further obscurities; if Danish pige, Swedish piga maid, young girl are compared, perhaps < ON word meaning “young, small,” applied in Scand to girls but in OE to swine

Definition for pig (2 of 2)

pig 2
[ pig ]
/ pɪg /

noun Scot. and North England.

an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar.
potter's clay; earthenware as a material.

Origin of pig

2
1400–50; late Middle English pygg < ?

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British Dictionary definitions for pig

pig
/ (pɪɡ) /

noun

verb pigs, pigging or pigged

See also pig out

Word Origin for pig

C13 pigge, of obscure origin

Idioms and Phrases with pig

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