piggy
Americannoun
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piggies
plural
adjective
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piggier,
comparative
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piggiest
superlative
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Informal. piggish.
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(of a sow) in an advanced state of pregnancy.
noun
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a child's word for a pig, esp a piglet
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a children's game in which one player attempts to retrieve a ball thrown over him or her by at least two other players
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a situation in which a person or group is caught up in a disagreement between other people or groups
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a child's word for toe or, sometimes, finger
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of piggy
1790–1800; piggy ( def. 1 ) pig 1 + -y 2; piggy ( defs. 2, 3 ) pig 1 + -y 1
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These grants are often wasteful on their own, but they also make it easier for fraudsters to get their hands into the piggy bank.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
They include a teenage boy with a piggy bank full of videogame winnings, a young woman in need of a heart transplant, a cash-poor film producer and a mute priest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
So, of course, it’s not just that he’s arrogating the piggy bank to himself.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Higher prices for county-officiated civil wedding ceremonies and witness services may also force couples to break open their piggy banks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
She had small piggy eyes, a sunken mouth, and one of those white flabby faces that looked exactly as though it had been boiled.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
Think about what piggies could achieve if they trained their little chompers on the city’s population of invasive plant species.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2023
These aren’t cute little cartoon piggies or E.B.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
I guarantee when the hungry guests arrive, these piggies will not make it to market because as soon as you turn your back, the dish will be empty.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2021
The piggies start out as the bad guys, for example, and it feels like Little Red Riding Hood could, in fact, turn into the wolf at any turn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2018
It would be nice to have his own little piggies skulking about in the bushes.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
You'll be richer if you paint them; the piggier they are, and the heavier the gold watch chains across their bellies, the richer you will be; but you'll be happier if you feed them.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
My word, Helena, what a jolly place!—Why, this was the old school-room—I remember it perfectly—the piggiest, shabbiest old den.
From Helena by Mrs. Humphry Ward
You 'bout the piggiest girl they is," said Jimmy, "all time got to eat up a poor old woman's pies.
From Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun
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