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porks | porky |

As a verb porks

is (pork).

As an adjective porky is

resembling or characteristic of pork.

As a noun porky is

(cockney rhyming slang) a lie.

porks

English

Verb

(head)
  • (pork)

    • Anagrams

    *

    pork

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (uncountable) The meat of a pig; swineflesh.
    • Muslims are not allowed to eat pork .
  • (US, politics, slang, pejorative) Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or his or her constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.

    • Synonyms

    * (meat of a pig) pigmeat, swineflesh

    Derived terms

    * long pork * (US political slang) pork barrel * pork chop * pork pie * pork sword * porker * porky * sea pork

    Related terms

    * porcine

    See also

    (wikipedia pork) * bacon * ham * pig * porcupine * swine

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, slang, vulgar, usually, of a male) To have sex with (someone).

    • Synonyms

    * See

    References

    porky

    English

    Etymology 1

    From

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling or characteristic of pork.
  • * 2010 , Victor J. Banis, The Blood of Love (page 113)
    • It was tender and delicious, with a kind of porky taste you didn't often get from supermarket meats.
  • (slang) Rather fat.
    • Synonyms
    * (rather fat) chubby, chunky, tubby

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from (pork pie)

    Noun

    (porkies)
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) A lie.