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piggy

American  
[pig-ee] / ˈpɪg i /
Or piggie

noun

plural

piggies

  1. a small or young pig.

adjective

piggier, piggiest

  1. Informal. piggish.

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

piggy British  
/ ˈpɪɡɪ /

noun

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

    1. a children's game in which one player attempts to retrieve a ball thrown over him or her by at least two other players

    2. a situation in which a person or group is caught up in a disagreement between other people or groups

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

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adjective

  1. another word for piggish

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Other Word Forms

  • pigginess noun

Etymology

Origin of piggy

1790–1800; piggy ( def. 1 ) pig 1 + -y 2; piggy ( defs. 2, 3 ) pig 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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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

That isn’t enough to sway the gladiatorial majority, which is mostly made up of men grinning at the fattening piggy bank suspended above them.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

But many retailers have criticised the move, and on Sunday the boss of M&S, Stuart Machin, said retailers were being "raided like a piggy bank" given the changes to various taxes.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Greedy piggy, I want to say but don't.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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