Piggy vs Pigginess - What's the difference?
piggy | pigginess |
(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
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
, 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.” }}
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
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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)pigginess
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