piggy

or pig·gie

[ pig-ee ]

/ ˈpɪg i /

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noun, plural pig·gies.

a small or young pig.

adjective, pig·gi·er, pig·gi·est.

Informal. piggish.

(of a sow) in an advanced state of pregnancy.

Nearby words

piggin, pigging string, piggish, piggishly, piggott, piggy, piggy bank, piggyback, piggyback car, piggyback plant, pigheaded

Origin of piggy

1790–1800; (def 1) pig¹ + -y²; (defs 2, 3) pig¹ + -y¹

Related formspig·gi·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for piggy

I remember her showing me how to turn a bleach bottle into a piggy bank for saving pennies.
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According to the feds, Price used the bank as, well, a piggy bank.
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Piggy fell 40 feet and landed on his back across the square red rock in the sea.
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Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went.
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“I honestly have no idea why people are so fascinated with phallic imagery or phalluses in general,” said Piggy.
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She said to him, "Dog, dog, bite pig; piggy won't go over the stile; and I sha'n't get home to-night."
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So she left the piggy and went on a little further, till she met a dog.
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Mealy Jones knew this, and he knew what Piggy did not know, that it would have been a fight of two against one.
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Then we'll carry them piggy back the rest of the way to the Dornier.
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Piggy was shaking his head warningly at her with much earnestness.
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British Dictionary definitions for piggy

piggy

/ (ˈpɪɡɪ) /

noun plural -gies

a child's word for a pig, esp a piglet

piggy in the middle

a children's game in which one player attempts to retrieve a ball thrown over him or her by at least two other players
a situation in which a person or group is caught up in a disagreement between other people or groups

a child's word for toe or, sometimes, finger

adjective -gier or -giest

another word for piggish

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piggy

or pig·gie

noun, plural pig·gies.

adjective, pig·gi·er, pig·gi·est.

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British Dictionary definitions for piggy

piggy

noun plural -gies

adjective -gier or -giest