Mink vs Oink - What's the difference?
mink | oink |
(plural mink ) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant.
(plural minks ) An article of clothing made of mink.
Representing the sound made by a pig.
Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig ).
* 1982 , Sandy Asher, Just like Jenny?
* 2003 , Robert N. Mansfield, Randy Maas, The Assassin: Attack on America
* 2005 , Alinka Zyrmont, Forbidden Passion
The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.
Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
As nouns the difference between mink and oink
is that mink is american mink while oink is the sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.As an interjection oink is
representing the sound made by a pig.As a verb oink is
of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.mink
English
(wikipedia mink)Noun
(en-noun)Hyponyms
* (mammal) American mink, Neovison vison''; European mink, ''Mustela lutreolaDerived terms
* fuck like a mink * mink coatSee also
* polecat ----oink
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Mom swallowed a spoonful of pudding and looked Daddy straight in the eye. "Oink , oink," she said, to let him know he was being a male chauvinist pig.
- "The tub is too small!" "Then, I'll go first and you'll have to wait!" "Chauvinist pig!" "Oink , oink!"
- You are such a male chauvinist oink , oink. You think that you are the only one who can drive a car or fly an airplane.
Noun
(en noun)- The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks .
Synonyms
* gruntVerb
(en verb)- The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.