noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various mesembryanthemums of the genus Carpobrotus, native to coastal areas of Australia, and producing edible fruits.

   "The road cut through sand dunes spread patchily with pigface and tumbleweeds and led obliquely to the sea […]"

2. 2
   Term of abuse for an ugly person. derogatory, informal

   "Near-synonym: dogface"

Synonyms

All synonyms

dogfacenoonflower

Example

More examples

"The road cut through sand dunes spread patchily with pigface and tumbleweeds and led obliquely to the sea […]"

Etymology

From pig + face.

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