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Piggy vs Pigginess - What's the difference?

piggy | pigginess |

As nouns the difference between piggy and pigginess

is that piggy is (hypocoristic) a pig (the animal) while pigginess is the quality of being piggy.

As an adjective piggy

is greedy.

piggy

English

Alternative forms

* piggie

Noun

(piggies)
  • (hypocoristic) A pig (the animal).
  • This little piggy went to market.
  • (hypocoristic) A guinea pig.
  • * 2009 , Elvio Romeo, The Ultimate Guinea Pig Handbook (page 56)
  • If you're dead-set on breeding your piggies , here are some things to remember and purchase
  • (hypocoristic, slang) A toe.
  • He has such cute piggies !
  • (mildly, derogatory) A pig, a greedy person.
  • Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a piggy , haven't you?
  • (derogatory, slang, UK) A member of the police.
  • Derived terms

    * piggily

    Adjective

    (er)
  • greedy
  • slovenly, dirty
  • pigginess

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being piggy.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 23, author=Alexander Star, title=Richard Poirier: A Man of Good Reading, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=No less a figure than Saul Bellow later complained that Mr. Poirier had made the magazine “look like a butcher’s showcase, shining with pink hairless pigginess , and adorned with figures of hand-carved suet which represent the very latest in art, literature and politics.” }}