cold-pig

A farmer gives the sleeping stable boy a cold-pig to wake him up.

Definition

Noun (rare, informal): An act of throwing cold water on someone, typically to wake them up or as a prank.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He gave his sleepy roommate a cold-pig to start the day. (He threw cold water on his roommate to wake him up.)
  • The fraternity initiation involved a cold-pig for the new members. (The initiation included throwing cold water on the newcomers.)

Advanced Usage

• "to give a cold-pig": to throw cold water on someone as a practical joke or to rouse them.
  • The campers gave the late sleeper a cold-pig with a bucket of icy lake water. (They threw cold water on him to wake him.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cold-pig (verb, rare): to throw cold water on someone.
  • She cold-pigged her brother to get him out of bed. (She threw cold water on her brother to wake him.)

Synonyms

• Bucket of water: a quantity of water thrown as a prank.
• Cold shower: a sudden application of cold water, often for waking.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

• No common idioms or phrasal verbs exist for this word.

Notes

• This word is extremely rare in modern English and is primarily historical or dialectal. It is not used in standard contemporary conversation.