Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of voracious eating by a person or group.
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- verb Alternative spelling of
pig out . - noun The action of such eating.
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Examples
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And you and I will pay the tab for this gargantuan pig-out!
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And you and I will pay the tab for this gargantuan pig-out!
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This is how stress used to affect you, always with the same results: a pig-out on junk food, ice cream, chocolates and enormous amounts of in-between-meals snacking.
Death by Dinner Howard Giordano 2012
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But it doesn't exist because the bipartisan pig-out caucus — in hiding now — won't let it happen.
Congress's Broken Windows Daniel Henninger 2011
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The experienced pig-out diner will have no need of knife, fork or napkin.
A Mexican pig party 2008
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Few things feel as disappointingly avoidable as finding a bag of tortilla, potato, or kettle chips completely crisp-less the morning after a party or pig-out session.
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Don't you just feel great after a book buying pig-out!
Feeding the Need to Read (3) Donna 2010
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It will make the yearly chore of post holiday pig-out dieting a true no-brainer, and send Dr. Dean Ornish, Richard Simmons, Body by Jake and all other caloric gurus into the permanent twilight.
Sal Cataldi: The Holiday Breakup: A Perfect Diet? Sal Cataldi 2010
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Book Chick City - Yes, I love the feeling after a book buying pig-out
Feeding the Need to Read (3) Donna 2010
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This eating pig-out binge usually begins with homemade cheeses, guacamole, toasted tortillas and a plate of cucumbers, jicama and whatever fruit is plentiful at the time, sprinkled with salt, lime juice and cayenne pepper.
A Mexican pig party 2008
LPMastro commented on the word pig-out
This word was first used in Southern Connecticut in 1972 by a group of hippie college "freaks" suffering from a severe attack of the munchies.
May 16, 2009