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oinking

[oingk] Origin

oink

[oingk]
verb (used without object)
1.
to make the characteristic sound of a pig; grunt.
noun
2.
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.

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Oinking is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1940–45; imitative
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Word Origin & History

oink
"to make a noise like a pig," 1969, of imitative origin.
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oink definition

[oɪŋk]
  1. n.
    a police officer. (A play on pig.) : There is an oink following us on a motorcycle!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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