as in hog
one who eats greedily or too much all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs

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Recent Examples of pig Meet resident pigs Mabel and Martha, and Hank, a nearly 2-month-old black calf and the farm's future herd leader. Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 The lore is that Huang would eat the sausages wrapped in the pancakes, pigs-in-a-blanket style, topped with a bit of syrup. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025 Sheep, pigs, and cattle grazed under the trees and harvested their own fodder—a practice known as silvopasture, derived from Latin and meaning forest feeding. Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025 Adding to the confusion, pork butt or Boston butt is cut from the shoulder of the pig. Beth Dooley, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pig

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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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