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porkish

adj
/ˈpɔɹkɪʃ/CA

Etymology

From pork + -ish.

  1. derived from porcus
  2. derived from porc
  3. inherited from pork
  4. suffixed as porkish — “pork + ish”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of pork.

  2. Plump.

  3. Selfish.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Relating to pork barrel funding.

      • Congressional leaders are frank about using their clout for porkish purposes, and DeLay is no exception.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA