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porkiness
pork·y
1
/
ˈpɔr
ki, ˈpoʊr-
/
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[
pawr
-kee,
pohr
-
]
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adjective,
pork·i·er,
pork·i·est.
1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling
pork
.
2.
fat:
a porky child.
Origin:
1850–55;
pork
+
-y
1
Related forms
pork·i·ness,
noun
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porky
1
(ˈpɔːkɪ)
—
adj
,
porkier
,
porkiest
1.
belonging to or characteristic of pork:
a porky smell
2.
informal
fat; obese
'porkiness
1
—
n
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porky
1
(ˈpɔːkɪ)
—
adj
,
porkier
,
porkiest
1.
belonging to or characteristic of pork:
a porky smell
2.
informal
fat; obese
'porkiness
1
—
n
porky
2
(ˈpɔːkɪ)
—
n
,
pl
porkies
slang
(
Brit
) Also called:
pork pie
a lie
[from rhyming slang
pork pie
lie]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Slang Dictionary
porky definition
mod.
fat; obese; pig-like. :
You are beginning to look a little porky.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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