pig-out
[ pig-out ]
/ ˈpɪgˌaʊt /
noun Slang.
an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge.
Origin of pig-out
First recorded in 1975–80; noun use of verb phrase
pig out
Words nearby pig-out
pig's ear,
pig's ears,
pig's fry,
pig-headed,
pig-jump,
pig-out,
pig-root,
pig-tailed macaque,
pigalle,
pigboat,
pigeon
Definition for pig out (2 of 2)
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
British Dictionary definitions for pig out (1 of 2)
pig out
verb
(intr, adverb) slang
to gorge oneself
British Dictionary definitions for pig out (2 of 2)
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 out (1 of 2)
pig out
Eat ravenously, gorge oneself, as in The kids pigged out on the candy they had collected on Halloween. [Slang; early 1970s]
Idioms and Phrases with pig out (2 of 2)
pig