“This Little Piggy Went to Market”

Cultural  

1. A children's rhyme that often accompanies a playful pulling at the five toes:

   This little piggy went to market.

   This little piggy stayed home.

   This little piggy had roast beef.

   This little piggy had none.

   This little piggy cried “Wee! Wee! Wee!” all the way home.

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Example Sentences

“This Little Piggy Went to Market” is another wiggle with which you may be familiar.

From Literature

This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home in the new porcine-centric documentary “Magnificent Beast.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ivor Braka, a London-based private collector and dealer, acquired Hirst’s mordant motorized formaldehyde piece, “This Little Piggy Went to Market, This Little Piggy Stayed at Home,” at Hirst’s first Gagosian show, in 1996, for about $150,000.

From New York Times

“This little piggy went to market.”

From New York Times

This little piggy went to market.

From Time