piggy
pronunciation
How to pronounce piggy in British English:
UK [ˈpɪgi]
How to pronounce piggy in American English:
US [ˈpɪɡi]
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- Noun:
- a young pig
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- Adjective:
- resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
Word Origin
- piggy (adj.)
- "resembling a pig," 1841, from pig (n.) + -y (2).
- piggy (n.)
- "a little pig," 1799, from pig (n.) + -y (3). Related: Piggies. Piggy bank popular from 1940 (ceramic or tin pig banks are noted by 1903 in American English, sometimes as souvenirs from Mexico).
Example
- 1. The little piggy who went to market .
- 2. One day , she found the piggy in , of all places , the refrigerator .
- 3. To encourage support from farmers and other less-affluent citizens ( and poke at the kmt 's big-business associations ) , the dpp has been deploying plastic piggy banks .
- 4. Piggy clasped his hands in apprehension .
- 5. Get him involved : let him keep 1 / 3 of the money he makes from doing chores in a piggy bank in his room .