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pig-headed

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pig⋅head⋅ed

[pig-hed-id]
–adjective
stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.

Origin:
1610–20; pig 1 + -headed


pig⋅head⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
pig⋅head⋅ed⋅ness, noun


bullheaded, mulish.
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pigheaded

  1. mod.
    stupidly stubborn. (From the notion that pigs are immovable and seemingly stubborn.) : You are unbelievably pigheaded!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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