porky¹

[pawr-kee, pohr-]

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adjective, pork·i·er, pork·i·est.

of, relating to, or resembling pork.
fat: a porky child.

Origin of porky¹

First recorded in 1850–55; pork + -y¹

Related formspork·i·ness, noun

porky²

[pawr-kee, pohr-]

noun, plural pork·ies. Chiefly Inland North and Western U.S..

a porcupine.

Origin of porky²

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; porc(upine) + -y²

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Examples from the Web for porky

Contemporary Examples

Porky Pig, “Blue Christmas” Who says there are no new Christmas classics?
Christmas Music Sucks (Mostly), but Here’s a Playlist of Holiday Gems
Malcolm Jones
December 7, 2012
We do care about “all those little, tiny, yes, porky amendments.”
A Centrist Gets Fighting Mad
Mark McKinnon
October 13, 2010
We do care about "all those little, tiny, yes, porky amendments."
A Centrist Gets Fighting Mad
Mark McKinnon
October 13, 2010

Historical Examples

Well, as I was saying, it's absurd to worry; he's not a porky father.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
E. M. Forster
No, Smoky, it is no dog; neither is it a porky; it is a bear this time all right.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper
Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
The first bear trap that we came to, we found a "porky" in it.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper
Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
It was Porky, with that wedge-coat of hisn, and a seegar as big as a corn-cob!
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher
Eleanor Gates
Diana looked doubtfully at the two inches of brown, porky substance on her ivy-leaf plate, and sighed.
A harum-scarum schoolgirl
Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for porky

porky¹

adjective porkier or porkiest

belonging to or characteristic of porka porky smell
informal fat; obese

Derived Formsporkiness, noun

porky²

noun plural porkies

British slang a lieAlso called: pork pie

Word Origin

from rhyming slang pork pie lie

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Word Origin and History for porky

adj.

1852, from pork (n.) + -y (2). Related: Porkiness.

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Examples from the Web for porky

Contemporary Examples

Porky Pig, “Blue Christmas” Who says there are no new Christmas classics?

We do care about “all those little, tiny, yes, porky amendments.”

We do care about "all those little, tiny, yes, porky amendments."

Historical Examples

Well, as I was saying, it's absurd to worry; he's not a porky father.

No, Smoky, it is no dog; neither is it a porky; it is a bear this time all right.

The first bear trap that we came to, we found a "porky" in it.

It was Porky, with that wedge-coat of hisn, and a seegar as big as a corn-cob!

Diana looked doubtfully at the two inches of brown, porky substance on her ivy-leaf plate, and sighed.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for porky

adj.

porky¹

Origin of porky¹

porky²

Origin of porky²

porky¹

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