wendyz@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoDoes your language have animal slangs?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up175file-text
arrow-up175message-squareDoes your language have animal slangs?wendyz@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIngeniousRocks (They/She) @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoPorcine slang is quite versatile in English! Pig: someone unkempt or otherwise undesirable. Pig: an officer of the law. Hog: to keep all or most of something to oneself. Hog: a motorcycle, specifically a Harley Davidson or Indian Motorcycles style bike, rather than a sport-bike Hog: I’m jorkin it right now, and by it, let’s just say… Swine: a relatively outdated generic insult (ex “you uncultured swine”) Pig-out: to engage in excess, to act as a glutton.
Porcine slang is quite versatile in English!
Pig: someone unkempt or otherwise undesirable.
Pig: an officer of the law.
Hog: to keep all or most of something to oneself.
Hog: a motorcycle, specifically a Harley Davidson or Indian Motorcycles style bike, rather than a sport-bike
Hog: I’m jorkin it right now, and by it, let’s just say…
Swine: a relatively outdated generic insult (ex “you uncultured swine”)
Pig-out: to engage in excess, to act as a glutton.