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pigsty

American  
[pig-stahy] / ˈpɪgˌstaɪ /

noun

plural

pigsties

  1. pigpen.

pigsty British  
/ ˈpɪɡˌstaɪ /

noun

  1. a pen for pigs; sty

  2. a dirty or untidy place

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Etymology

Origin of pigsty

First recorded in 1585–95; pig 1 + sty 1

Example Sentences

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In Klong Toey, he met a Catholic nun, Sister Maria Chantavarodom, now 92, who led him through the narrow lanes and joined him in founding the tiny school in a former pigsty.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

There was no way I could take a woman on a date in such a pigsty.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

Their flat is a "pigsty", laughs Rebecca Ratcliffe, cluttered with campaign materials.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2022

I don’t know what to do, and I can’t just “let it go” because no one should live in a pigsty, and I’d hate for her whole house to be like this when she’s older.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2021

Behind the house, under the breadfruit tree, there was a pigsty, now empty, the mud the pigs loved to bathe in dried into dusty ridges.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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