pig-out
noun
an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge.
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pig-out
American
[pig-aut]
/ 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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Then there is the president’s favorite pig-out food.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2015
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
“It’s Saturday,” she replies, “I can pig out if I want to.”
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
I have never heard about a farmer who wanted to take his pig out for a walk.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2015
First they’ll wait for the results, then they’ll pig out.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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