Pigswill

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    swill: slops fed to pigs uncountable

    "He came down the slope towards the church at speed, holding his breath against the smell of warmed pigswill from the sty."

  2. 2
    wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk wordnet
  3. 3
    nonsense, rubbish figuratively, uncountable

    "‘With respect, Professor . . .’ ‘Pigswill! You don’t respect me. You fear me, are irritated by me, envy me . . . you everything me, but you do not respect me.[…]’"

Synonyms

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pigwashhogwashbalderdashballoon juicebellywashblah

Example

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"He came down the slope towards the church at speed, holding his breath against the smell of warmed pigswill from the sty."

Etymology

From pig + swill.

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