porky

A farmer feeds his porky pigs in the pen.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling or characteristic of pork: "porky" describes something that is like or related to pork, the meat from a pig.
   • Fat or overweight (informal, often humorous or mildly derogatory): "porky" is used informally to describe a person who is stout or plump, suggesting they have a lot of flesh, similar to a pig.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The stew had a porky flavour from the bacon. (The dish tasted like pork.)
  • He's getting a bit porky after all those holiday meals. (He is becoming overweight.)

Advanced Usage

• "Porky" as a noun (chiefly British slang, informal): In some contexts, "porky" can be a noun meaning a lie or an exaggerated story, derived from the rhyming slang "pork pie" (lie).
  • Don't tell me another porky! (Don't tell me another lie.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pork (n): the meat from a pig.

  • We had roast pork for dinner. (Pig meat served as food.)

• Porky (adj): used as a comparative or superlative form (though not standard).

  • She is porkier than her sister. (She is more overweight.)

Synonyms

• Fat: having too much flesh.
• Plump: slightly fat in a pleasant way.
• Stout: rather fat or heavily built.
• Overweight: above a normal weight.

Related Idioms

• "Porky pig": a playful or teasing reference to someone who is overweight, derived from the cartoon character Porky Pig.
  • He's been called a porky pig since he gained weight. (He is teased for being fat.)

Phrasal Verbs

• None directly associated with "porky" as a standalone word. However, the verb phrase "to pork out" (slang) means to eat excessively or become fat.
  • He's been porking out on junk food. (He is overeating and getting fat.)