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    porky
    /ˈpɔːki/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or part of their body) fleshy or fat: informal "he bent his squat, porky frame over the rail of the bed"
    • 2. of or resembling pork: "meaty rashers with a mild porky aroma"

    noun

    • 1. a lie: "you've been telling porkies"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPORKY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. informal disapproving uk / ˈpɔː.ki / us / ˈpɔːr.ki / Add to word list. fat: He's been looking a bit porky since he gave up smoking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: fat or well-built. baby fat. blob. blubbery. bulky. chubbiness. chubster. curvy. dumpy. fatness. full-figured. heavyset. obesity. over-fat.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › porkyPorky Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. por· ky ˈpȯr-kē. plural porkies. : porcupine. Examples of porky in a Sentence. Adjective He's looking a little porky these days. Recent Examples on the Web. Adjective. But despite that weight-loss regimen, the Urus Performante is still pretty porky, tipping the scales at just over 5200 pounds.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › porkyPORKY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Porky is used to describe food as having the flavor of pork (the meat from a pig), as in The bacon gives the dish a nice porky flavor. This sense of the word can be applied to dishes that have a prominent pork flavor or to pork itself when its flavor is strong, as in I think a lot of sausage is bland, but this is so flavorful—really nice and ...

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPORKY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    meaty. obesity. over-fat. paunchiness. plump. portly. stout. thickset. See more results » porky. noun [ C usually plural ] UK humorous slang us / ˈpɔːr.ki / uk / ˈpɔː.ki / (also pork pie) a lie: Have you been telling porkies again? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPORKY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'porky' Word Frequency. porky in British English. (ˈpɔːkɪ ) adjective Word forms: porkier, porkiest. 1. belonging to or characteristic of pork. a porky smell. 2. informal. fat; obese. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. porkiness (ˈporkiness) noun. Word Frequency. porky in British English.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › porkyPorky - definition of porky by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Cookery) belonging to or characteristic of pork: a porky smell. 2. informal fat; obese. ˈporkiness n. porky. ( ˈpɔːkɪ) n, pl porkies. slang Brit a lie. Also called: pork pie. [from rhyming slang pork pie lie]

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › porkyporky - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · porky (plural porkies) ( Cockney rhyming slang) A lie . 2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 203: When she turned up at the lab, she gave us a sprawling prepared presentation relying heavily on anecdotal evidence, where it wasn't relying on skewed statistics, unfounded claims and outright porkies.