pigsty
Americannoun
plural
pigstiesnoun
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a pen for pigs; sty
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a dirty or untidy place
Etymology
Origin of pigsty
Example Sentences
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In Klong Toey, he met a Catholic nun, Sister Maria Chantavarodom, now 92, who led him through the narrow lanes and joined him in founding the tiny school in a former pigsty.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
There was no way I could take a woman on a date in such a pigsty.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022
The place is a pigsty, my wife constantly complains, and when I try to help out with the twins she bites my head off.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2022
He had a shattered leg, so was carried and dragged across a field by Pte O'Callaghan, who swerved to avoid a barn full of SS soldiers cooking a meal, until they found a pigsty.
From BBC • May 28, 2022
The pigsty stank, and so did the outhouse, the refuse pit, and the field workers plowing in the sun.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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