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oinker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From oink + -er.

Meanings

  1. Someone or something that oinks.
  2. (slang) A pig: an animal of the genus Sus.
  3. (derogatory, slang) A pig: a fat person.
    • "What an oinker," someone whispered off screen. Then something Caffery couldn't understand, which ended clearly with the word "flabby." 2002, Mo Hayder, The Treatment, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 302:
  4. (derogatory, slang) A pig: a dirty or slovenly person.
  5. (derogatory, slang) An MCP; male chauvinist pig.
    • The slug they dug out of him was a .22. A woman's gun? Or was I being a sexist oinker? 2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, →ISBN, page 150:
  6. (derogatory, slang) A pig: a glutton.
    • "I know I'm being an oinker but I didn't get lunch today." My ravenous gaze fell to his half-eaten hotdog. "You going to finish that?" 2005, Jacqueline Meadows, Something Wanton, Ellora's Cave Publishing, →ISBN, page 95:
  7. (derogatory, slang) A pig: a police officer.
    • "Hi. I'm Rachel Porter, with Fish and Wildlife," I said. 1998, Jessica Speart, Tortoise Soup, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 40:

Forms

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Synonyms

pig (all senses except 1)