What does "pork" mean?
The meat of a pig.
Pork
/pɔːk/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The meat of a pig.
- Grammar: pork is listed as noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: bacon, bed, butt, chitterlings.
- Useful contrasts: abstain from sex, avoid sex, beef.
- Usage evidence: The GOP accused the Democrats of pork barrel politics.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The meat of a pig. uncountable
"The cafeteria serves pork on Tuesdays."
- 2 A position in which a player's pieces are both pinned and forked at the same time.
- 3 meat from a domestic hog or pig wordnet
- 4 Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or their constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole. US, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
- 5 a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents wordnet
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- 6 law enforcement, those who side with criminal prosecution Multicultural-London-English, collective, countable, slang, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To have sex with (someone). slang, transitive, usually, vulgar
"Marlene! Don't tell me you're gonna pork Marlene Desmond!"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The GOP accused the Democrats of pork barrel politics."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "pork"?
Common synonyms include: bacon, bed, butt, chitterlings, cochon de lait, cracklings.
How do you use "pork" in a sentence?
The GOP accused the Democrats of pork barrel politics.
How do you pronounce "pork"?
Pronounced /pɔːk/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English pork, porc, via Anglo-Norman, from Old French porc (“swine, hog, pig; pork”), from Latin porcus (“domestic hog, pig”). Cognate with Old English fearh (“piglet”). Doublet of farrow. Compare also other West Germanic words for pigs: Ferkel, Ferke, and varken. Used in English since the 14th century, and as a term of abuse since the 17th century. US politics sense is related to pork barrel.
Etymology 2
Blend of pin + fork.