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swine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /swaɪn/
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Etymology

From Middle English swyn, swin; from Old English swīn; from Proto-West Germanic *swīn; from Proto-Germanic *swīną; from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig”). * In modern use, especially as a term of abuse, frequently a calque of German Schwein or its derivatives. * In reference to wolffish, a clipping of swinefish. Cognates Related to West Frisian swyn, Low German Swien, Dutch zwijn, German Schwein, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish svin, Faroese and Icelandic svín, and more distantly to Polish świnia, Russian свинья́ (svinʹjá), Latin sūinus, Latin sūs, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs), Persian خوک (xuk).

Meanings

1. A pig, an animal of family Suidae, especially in agricultural contexts.
   • The Zimmermann farm raises swine for their meat.
2. (archaic, form-of, plural) plural of sow
   form of sow
3. Pig, pork, the meat of pigs.
   • Nah, I ain't Jewish. I just don't dig on swine, that's all. 1994, Quentin Tarantino et al., Pulp Fiction:
   • The Book says don't eat no swine.
4. (derogatory, figuratively) A "pig", variously ▸ A contemptible person, particularly one imbued with negative piglike characteristics, a greedy, lazy, dirty, and/or lecherous person.
   • Don't cast pearls before swine.
   • Thousands of workers and students screaming "Get out of town, you Nazi swine!" stormed a police barricade here today in an attempt to silence Adolf von Thadden, head of the right-wing National Democratic party. 1969 September 21, "Protesters Mob German Rightist...", New York Times, p. 20
   • Their captain's a swine, an evil bastard. Name of Cavendish. 1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders:
5. (derogatory, figuratively, slang, uncommon) A "pig", variously ▸ A police officer.
   • Keep your mouths shut. Don't tell the swine anything.
6. (derogatory, figuratively, slang) A "pig", variously ▸ A pain, any thing or task that is difficult, annoying, or unpleasant.
   • That old car is a swine to manoeuvre.
7. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of wolffish.

Forms

Deriveds

swineflesh · swine-flesh · sea-swine · giant thorny-headed worm of swine · Blind Swine Mate · swine-bread · Gadarene swine · swinefish · sea swine · cast pearls before swine · swinish · mereswine · swinestone · swinehood · swinelike · swineyard · swinecote · go the entire swine · pearls before swine · swineherd · swineherder · throw pearls before swine · swinesty · swine-fish · swine-hound · swinery · African swine fever virus · swineman · swinemeat · swineling · swineherding · swine influenza · swine flu · swine flesh · swine fever · swinepox · swinebread · microswine · seaswine · swinehound

Synonyms

shithook · faggot · scumhead · fuckmuffin · cunt · scumhole · cock-knocker · asstard · dickbucket · cockfuck · shitstain · bitchcunt · assfuck · asshole · wanker · doucheburger · dickbag · fucktrumpet · butthead · cockshit · prickwad · asschunk · fucknozzle · fuckass · shitgoblin · sleazebucket · shiteater · scumbreath · snotrag · pile of shit · fuckface · berk · fuckskull · assmuncher · fuckbucket · dicksack · pig · shitfuck · shitsack · cuntshit · sleazewad · scuzzball · buttmunch · jerkwad · schmuck · shitpot · pussybreath · fucklord · prickhead · scumbug · fucker · douchelord · shitguzzler · cocksack · dickface · cuntbucket · dickweasel · cuntfuck · shitdick · asscunt · assmouth · wankface · dirtwad · scoundrel · shitbreath · shitnuts · sourhead · piece of work · shitpiss · pissface · wet wipe · dickfuck · fag · bitchface · pusbag · cuntwipe · tosser · scumlord · assbag · vonce · assfag · cuntbreath · dickstain · shitbeast · pisspot · fuckweed · slimehole · douche nozzle · wankhead · pile of crap · shitbiscuit · cuntlapper · assbreath · cockfucker · buttface · scuzzoid · snotball · pukestain · cuntsucker · dickhead · douchewad · dickshit · cocksuck · cockbreath · shitrag · fuckweasel · cuntface · fuckbag · dipshit · cuntwaffle · cunthead · snotwad · fuckrod · cum guzzler · shitweasel · faggotface · douchebag · prick · bitchwhore · dickwad · cuntbitch · dicksucker · cockweasel · jerko · shitweed · dicknose · sleazehole · cumrag · choad · ball sack · cunt muncher · shitface · buttmuncher · dickweed · snothead · thundercunt · scunge · cuntweasel · jizzbag · nark · dick muncher · piece of crap · wankfart · scuzz · tool · dickfucker · fuckchop · scumfuck · craphead · swine · pisshead · fuckoid · shitgibbon · scumbutt · pushead · scumface · cuntbiscuit · paddock · cockwipe · fuckball · scuzzbucket · cuntweed · wankpuffin · douchewagon · dick munch · ballsucker · cuntstain · jerkball · barf bag · cockwad · shitbird · cocksucker · fucktard · fuckmitten · piece of junk · cuntass · cullion · pukeball · douchecanoe · fuckshit · cockface · cockbag · piece of garbage · assmunch · dick · shitwad · fuckhead · wankstain · fuckstain · cumbucket · wolffish · scumbag · cockhead · turdhead · shitcock · dipfuck · turdface · piece of shit · piece of trash · assface · sack of shit · weasel · fuckster · fuck · chunk-blower · undesirable · assbucket · dirthead · cockfag · nutsack · knob-gobbler · jackass · sleaze · cuntwhacker · squib · dickass · cockwaffle · sleazebag · dickbiscuit · jerkweed · dickbreath · shitbucket · dicktard · jerk · cuntard · asswagon · shitlord · tosspot · shitneck · git · shithead · cockmonger · fuckwit · asshead · snotbag · jagoff · shitcunt · dickwipe · dicknut · shitlicker · hosebag · jerkoff · prickface · cuntwad · fuckwaffle · knob polisher · snotface · douche boat · assweed · cockmunch · meanie · dickster · dickslap · slimeface · cockmuncher · jackoff · bag of dicks · dicksneeze · slimewad · slimebucket · shitheap · cuntmuffin · pissbag · cockatrice · asshat · cumstain · shitnugget · dicklicker · assmonkey · shitfucker · bitchfuck · cock gobbler · fuckstick · chunderhead · lowlife · assfaggot · cuntbag · turdbreath · jitbag · bastard · assfucker · cuntrag · blackguard · fucknose · douche · cuntfucker · penishead · crapface · asswipe · shitball · dillweed · shitbag · shitheel · shitmuncher · scum · jagweed · sleazeball · dirtbag · cuntlicker · shitwaffle · shitass

Translations (30)

es cerdo (contemptible person) · fr vermine (contemptible person) · ota خنزیر (contemptible person) · fr porc (contemptible person) · he חזיר (contemptible person) · id bajingan (contemptible person) · sv svin (contemptible person) · is svín (contemptible person) · hu disznó (contemptible person) · ota طوكوز (contemptible person) · ru сви́нтус (contemptible person) · da svin (contemptible person) · pl świnia (contemptible person) · id bangsat (contemptible person) · fi sika (contemptible person) · enm swyn (contemptible person) · fr garce (contemptible person) · fr salaud (contemptible person) · it porco (contemptible person) · ziw nguluwe class 9 (pig) · de Schwein (contemptible person) · es canalla (contemptible person) · pt canalha (contemptible person) · ja 下劣な人 (contemptible person) · ru свинья́ (contemptible person) · ko 돼지 (contemptible person) · es suido (pig) · cmn 卑賤的人 /卑贱的人 (contemptible person) · cs svině (contemptible person) · nl smeerlap (contemptible person)