Piggy vs Honey - What's the difference?
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(hypocoristic) A pig (the animal).
(hypocoristic) A guinea pig.
* 2009 , Elvio Romeo, The Ultimate Guinea Pig Handbook (page 56)
(hypocoristic, slang) A toe.
(mildly, derogatory) A pig, a greedy person.
(derogatory, slang, UK) A member of the police.
greedy
slovenly, dirty
(uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
(countable) A variety of this substance.
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(figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
* 1595 , , Act 5, Scene 3, lines 91–93:
* Shakespeare
(countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
Describing a thing involving or resembling honey.
* 1599 William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 1, Sc. 2 :
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of honey.
To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
* Shakespeare
To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.
* Tennyson
As nouns the difference between piggy and honey
is that piggy is a pig (the animal) while honey is a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.As adjectives the difference between piggy and honey
is that piggy is greedy while honey is describing a thing involving or resembling honey.As a verb honey is
to be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.piggy
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Alternative forms
* piggieNoun
(piggies)- This little piggy went to market.
- If you're dead-set on breeding your piggies , here are some things to remember and purchase
- He has such cute piggies !
- Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a piggy , haven't you?
Derived terms
* piggilyAdjective
(er)honey
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(wikipedia honey)Noun
(en-noun)- O my love, my wife! / Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
- the honey of his language
- Honey , would you take out the trash?
- Honey , I'm home.
- Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!
Synonyms
* (sweet fluid from bees) (l) * (term of affection) sweetieAdjective
(en adjective)- So work the honey -bees, / Creatures that by a rule in nature teach / The act of order to a peopled kingdom.
Verb
(en verb)- Honeying and making love.
- Rough to common men, / But honey at the whisper of a lord.