pig-out

American  

[pig-out] / ˈpɪgˌaʊt /

noun

Slang.

1. an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge.

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pig out British  

verb

1. slang  (intr, adverb) to gorge oneself

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pig out Idioms  

1. Eat ravenously, gorge oneself, as in The kids pigged out on the candy they had collected on Halloween. [Slang; early 1970s]

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Etymology

Origin of pig-out

First recorded in 1975–80; noun use of verb phrase pig out

Example Sentences

The “embutida” pupusa is a total pig-out, a masa shell in which ham, sausage and mortadella are suspended in the kitchen’s custom three-cheese blend.

From Washington Post

The crisp sandwich is meant to be an uninhibited pig-out, which will be ruined by using earnest wholemeal or ostensibly healthy seeded breads.

From The Guardian

It recently tested the bae-cone, a seitan “bacon” cone stuffed with chicken, fries and cheese sauce, which it called a “pig-free pig-out”.

From The Guardian

Then there is the president’s favorite pig-out food.

From Washington Post

In all, we had a diet regimen that was part Paleo, part pig-out.

From Forbes