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BNC: 16699 COCA: 19434

piggy

1 piggy /ˈpɪgi/ noun
plural piggies
1 piggy
/ˈpɪgi/
noun
plural piggies
Learner's definition of PIGGY
[count] informal
: a pig
Piggy is used especially by children or when talking to children.尤用于儿童语言或与儿童的对话

piggy in the middle

British, informal also pig in the middle
: someone who is brought into an argument between two people or groups(在双方的争吵中)左右为难的人
2 piggy /ˈpɪgi/ adjective
2 piggy
/ˈpɪgi/
adjective
Learner's definition of PIGGY
[more piggy; most piggy] informal + disapproving
: piggish
BNC: 16699 COCA: 19434

piggy

adjective

pig·​gy ˈpi-gē How to pronounce piggy (audio)
piggier; piggiest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Just as Henry VIII was immortalized (huge, menacing, thick-necked, pasty-faced and piggy-eyed) by his court painter, Hans Holbein the Younger, might this prove to be a defining image of Elizabeth II half a millennium hence? Nick Glass, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 The optional desk-plus-hutch ($2,245) can store books, pictures, piggy banks, globes and trophies, Gruman says. Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The Fed’s latest spending report noted that the savings rate has declined, suggesting that consumers are keeping the party going by robbing their piggy banks. Greg Petro, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Their houses are piggy banks, their retirement accounts are up and their bosses are eager to please. New York Times, 10 May 2022 Prior to the current coloring book program, First Federal Lakewood gave away piggy banks. John Benson, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022 Banks also started begging customers to break out their piggy banks to pump more coins into circulation. Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022 The Eugene Emeralds minor league baseball team held a fundraiser, kids emptied their piggy banks, and florists and area artists donated items to sell. Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021 Start looking in piggy banks and drawers or even under the couch cushions, consumers, and get that money moving. Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 25 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of piggy was in 1839
BNC: 16699 COCA: 19434

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