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Definition of Piggy
1. Adjective. Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy. "Swinish slavering over food"
Exact synonyms: Hoggish, Piggish, Porcine, Swinish
Similar to: Gluttonous
Derivative terms: Hoggishness, Piggishness, Pig
Similar to: Gluttonous
Derivative terms: Hoggishness, Piggishness, Pig
2. Noun. A young pig.
Exact synonyms: Piglet, Shoat, Shote
Generic synonyms: Young Mammal
Group relationships: Genus Sus, Sus
Specialized synonyms: Sucking Pig
Derivative terms: Pig
Generic synonyms: Young Mammal
Group relationships: Genus Sus, Sus
Specialized synonyms: Sucking Pig
Derivative terms: Pig
Definition of Piggy
1. Noun. (context: hypocoristic) A pig (the animal). ¹
2. Noun. (context: hypocoristic) A guinea pig. ¹
3. Noun. (context: hypocoristic slang) A toe. ¹
4. Noun. (context: mildly derogatory) A pig, a greedy person. ¹
5. Noun. (context: slang UK) A member of police. ¹
6. Adjective. greedy ¹
7. Adjective. slovenly, dirty ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Piggy
1. piggish [adj -GIER, -GIEST] / a small pig [n -GIES] - See also: piggish
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