pig out

pig out
vb
to eat excessively and/or messily, to behave in an outrageous or obsessive way. This racier version of the colloquial 'pig (oneself)', meaning to overindulge, probably originated in the USA and was established in Britain during the later 1960s.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • pig out — [v] overeat binge, blimp out*, devour, dive in*, eat like a horse*, eat to excess, feed, gluttonize, gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, guzzle, hoover*, overindulge, pork out*, scarf out*, shovel it in*, stuff oneself, wolf*; concept 169 …   New thesaurus

  • pig-out — /pig owt /, n. Slang. an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge. [1975 80; n. use of v. phrase pig out] * * * …   Universalium

  • pig-out — pig′ out n. cvb sts sl. an instance of overindulging in eating • Etymology: 1975–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • pig out — verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself She stuffed herself at the dinner The kids binged on ice cream • Syn: ↑gorge, ↑ingurgitate, ↑overindulge, ↑glut, ↑englut, ↑stuff, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pig out — v. (slang) (AE) (D; intr.) to pig out on (to pig out on ice cream) * * * [ pɪg aʊt] (slang) (AE) (D; intr.) to pig out on (to pig out on ice cream) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • pig out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms pig out : present tense I/you/we/they pig out he/she/it pigs out present participle pigging out past tense pigged out past participle pigged out informal to eat an extremely large amount of food kids pigging …   English dictionary

  • pig out — in. to overeat; to overindulge in food or drink. (See also blimp out; mac out; pork out; scarf out.) □ I always pig out on Fridays. □ I can’t help myself when I see ice cream. I have to pig out …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • pig-out — noun see pig out * * * /pig owt /, n. Slang. an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge. [1975 80; n. use of v. phrase pig out] * * * n. informal a bout of eating a large amount of food …   Useful english dictionary

  • pig out — {v. phr.} 1. To eat a tremendous amount of food. * / I always pig out on my birthday, she confessed./ 2. To peruse; have great fun with; indulge in for a longer period of time. * / Go to bed and pig out on a good mystery story, the doctor… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pig out — {v. phr.} 1. To eat a tremendous amount of food. * / I always pig out on my birthday, she confessed./ 2. To peruse; have great fun with; indulge in for a longer period of time. * / Go to bed and pig out on a good mystery story, the doctor… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pig\ out — v. phr. 1. To eat a tremendous amount of food. I always pig out on my birthday, she confessed. 2. To peruse; have great fun with; indulge in for a longer period of time. Go to bed and pig out on a good mystery story, the doctor recommended …   Словарь американских идиом

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