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  • noun The quality of being piggy.

Etymologies

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piggy +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • I understand that the sight of a pig's foot on the conveyor belt at the checkout line can be a trifle jarring, especially when contrasted with food “products” such as fruit roll-ups, but the essential pigginess—and footiness—of the item serve to remind one of the humble origins of the stuff we put in our mouths.

    What Do You Mean, You Don't Sell Pigs Feet? Con Chapman 2011

  • Bibliophile Bullpen: blind pigginess skip to main | skip to sidebar

    blind pigginess 2008

  • We picked chopped and reveled in the austere, sour pigginess of the experience.

    Barbecue and Beyond 2009

  • Next we should look at apartment pools and see them as a similar measure of pigginess.

    Consider A New Measure of Carbon Footprint 2009

  • Judd Apatow has made a career of acknowledging childish piggy males -- and catering to their childish pigginess.

    Pineapple Express Ed Howard 2008

  • But I figured a little pigginess would complement the apples after all, apples complement pig and I was right.

    Blue Cheese Dressing 2008

  • But I figured a little pigginess would complement the apples after all, apples complement pig and I was right.

    Spiced Apples 2008

  • More than three hundred pounds, six feet long, tusks dirty and broken, nose muddy, and eyes, yes, pig-like in their pigginess.

    Our American King David Lozell martin 2007

  • More than three hundred pounds, six feet long, tusks dirty and broken, nose muddy, and eyes, yes, pig-like in their pigginess.

    Our American King David Lozell martin 2007

  • More than three hundred pounds, six feet long, tusks dirty and broken, nose muddy, and eyes, yes, pig-like in their pigginess.

    Our American King David Lozell martin 2007

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