Pigging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pigging is an adjective meaning Damned (used as a mild intensive).
Meaning
Damned (used as a mild intensive).
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of pig
- (engineering) The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline.
- Alternative form of piggin.
Example Sentences
I can't get this pigging computer to work.
The main reason for the high efficiencies obtained over previous piggings can be attributed to the vented swabs with the check valve.
He had his tea and hot rolls in a morning, while we were battening upon our quarter-of-a-penny loaf — our crug — moistened with attenuated small beer, in wooden piggings, smacking of the pitched leathern jack it was poured from.
Word Forms
- piggings
Synonyms for pigging
Depending on context, synonyms include blasted, blooming, confounded.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include godsdamn, goddamned, jiggered, flabbergasted, fuckening, blamed.
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