pig-out
noun
an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge.
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pig-out
American
[pig-out]
/ ˈpɪgˌaʊt /
noun
Slang.
pig out
British
verb
pig out
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of pig-out
First recorded in 1975–80; noun use of verb phrase pig out
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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 ● May 9, 2022
S&P couldn't pull its snout out of the trough even when it became apparent in 2007 that the mortgage bond pig-out was over.
From Time ● Aug. 17, 2011
He drinks cooled yerba mate tea during his pig-out meals and likes a greens supplement.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2011
There's no great depth to the drama, not much in the way of characterisation or development: it's just a human pig-out really.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2010
We also know that in the real world, real diets--vegetarian and nonvegetarian--as consumed by real people range from primly virtuous to pig-out voracious.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
“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
Perry Smith pulled the frozen pig out of mounting piles of snow after spotting him on the side of the road.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2016
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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