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pig
noun, US

1:
a: Applied contemptuously to a person; someone obstinate, annoying, greedy, etc. (1546 —) .
P. G. Winslow I had some beautiful birds in London, but I had to stay on the good side of that pig, or she might have noticed more than was good for her (1977).

b: Similarly, applied to a thing; something difficult or frustrating, etc. (1923 —) .
F. Mullally Watch out for the potholes. It's a pig of a road (1978).

2: A police officer. (1811 —) .
D. Lodge Any pig roughs you up, make sure you get his number (1975).

3: Any of various types of vehicle: a locomotive, truck, aeroplane, etc. (1898 —) .
Times The Pig, the armoured vehicle most used in Belfast (1978).

4: pigs in blankets Formerly, oysters wrapped in bacon; now, a sausage-roll or frankfurter sandwich, etc. (1902 —) .

5: pigs (to you) Austral A derisive retort. (1906 —) .
N. Culotta 'She's worn out.' 'Pigs she is. There's a lot of life in 'er yet' (1957).

6: in pig of a woman, pregnant. (1945 —) .

[In sense 6, from the standard use, of a sow.]
pig
verb, orig and mainly US

to pig out To over-indulge or 'make a pig of oneself' by over-eating (on). Cf. pig-out noun. (1978 —) .
J. Fonda Troy and Vanessa...pig out for days on leftover Halloween candy (1981).