A.Word.A.Say--porcine

[Dave Monroe]

A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

porcine

PRONUNCIATION:
(POR-syn)

MEANING:
adjective:
1. Of or related to swine.
2. Piggish: greedy; sloppy; boorish.

ETYMOLOGY:
>From Latin porcus (hog, pig). Ultimately from the Indo-European root
porko- (a young pig) that is also the source of farrow, aardvark,
porcelain, pork, porcupine, and porpoise. Earliest documented use:
before 1425.

USAGE:
"The lipstick on this pig was thick and expertly applied by a PR
machine with a tremendous amount of porcine makeup experience."
Frank Bailey; Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin; Howard Books; 2011.

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