What does pigswill mean?
Pigswill means swill: slops fed to pigs.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
swill: slops fed to pigs.
He came down the slope towards the church at speed, holding his breath against the smell of warmed pigswill from the sty.
‘With respect, Professor . . .’ ‘Pigswill! You don’t respect me. You fear me, are irritated by me, envy me . . . you everything me, but you do not respect me.[…]’
Use pigswill when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pigswill means swill: slops fed to pigs.
Common synonyms include hogwash, pigwash, swill, slop.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He came down the slope towards the church at speed, holding his breath against the smell of warmed pigswill from the sty.
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