porker

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For she's greedy as a porker, and as slipp'ry as an eel.

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  1. noun A fattened young pig.
  2. noun Slang A fat person.

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  • He had been asleep in the rear of the cabin The dapper Ham took one look at Habeas--and blew up Habeas was wearing what might be called a porker-style parka. —  015 - The Mystery On The Snow
  • This whole $800 million porker is the biggest hoax since global warming. —  Latest Articles
  • Maybe some ingenious Alaskan political porker, no doubt Palin herself, would have christened the Gravina Island "Bridge to Nowhere" as The Sarah Palin Causeway. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • But like a porker in a greased pig contest, they sure do squeal when you catch them in the act! —  Needlenose
  • The only thing standing between the American people and this porker is John McCain. —  Latest Articles
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  1. from pork + -er; perhaps orig. for porket.
 

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/ˈpoʊrkər/
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