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  • pig-out
    pig-out
    noun
    an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge.
  • pig out
    pig out
    verb
    (intr, adverb) to gorge oneself
Synonyms

pig-out

American  
[pig-out] / ˈpɪgˌaʊt /

noun

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


pig out British  

verb

  1. slang (intr, adverb) to gorge oneself

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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]


Etymology

Origin of pig-out

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

Example Sentences

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Wyatt tells Fox News Cosby not only wanted to pig out on pizza but figured it would help to benefit a local restaurant in need amid the coronavirus pandemic.

From Fox News • Jul. 1, 2021

Abe — who adored animals — wanted to pull the pig out, but he knew helping would be tricky and mess up his clean suit.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2021

“I think about 50 years ago they started roasting a pig out there at the museum and now it’s an annual thing,” she said.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2021

And I’ll show him how to clean the inside of the pig out, and how to cut the thing up, and all that.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2017

Catch a squealing pig out of the bunch, and you’ve got a battle on your hands.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

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