pigswill

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English

Etymology

From pig +‎ swill.

Noun

pigswill (uncountable)

  1. swill: slops fed to pigs
    Synonyms: hogwash, pigwash
    • 2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 179:
      He came down the slope towards the church at speed, holding his breath against the smell of warmed pigswill from the sty.
  2. (figuratively) nonsense, rubbish
    Synonym: hogwash
    • 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, →OCLC, section I, page 36:
      ‘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. […]’

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