pigpen

[pig-pen]

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noun

a pen for keeping pigs.
a filthy or untidy place: This kitchen is a pigpen.

Origin of pigpen

First recorded in 1795–1805; pig¹ + pen²

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Related Words for pigpen

pen, sty, piggery, mess, hovel, dump, hole, hogpen

Examples from the Web for pigpen

Contemporary Examples of pigpen

In any case, it accommodated Pigpen very nicely; he was indeed one far-out gentleman, no doubt about it, none at all.
The Stacks: Grateful Dead I Have Known
Ed McClanahan
August 30, 2014

Historical Examples of pigpen

And there was a battle down in the Devil's Pigpen day before yesterday.
The Cosmic Computer
Henry Beam Piper
Now, it happened that there was one loose board in a corner of the pigpen.
The Tale of Grunty Pig
Arthur Scott Bailey
Reckon he is, sah—you'll find him over yonder cleanin' out the pigpen.
Atchoo!
George Niblo
Just because there was a nail loose in the pigpen I got in trouble with all the live stock.
The Red Cow and Her Friends
Peter McArthur
Notice as you go that this place doesn't look much like a pigpen now.
The Banner Boy Scouts
George A. Warren

British Dictionary definitions for pigpen

pigpen

noun US and Canadian

a pen for pigs; sty
a dirty or untidy place

Also called: pigsty

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