Pig Islandn.

Brit.

/ˌpɪɡ ˈʌɪlənd/, U.S.

/ˌpɪɡ ˈaɪlənd/, Australian English

/ˌpɪɡ ˈɑelənd/, New Zealand English

/ˌpɪɡ ˈɑelənd/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, island n.

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + island n. (see note).

Australian and New Zealand slang (frequently mildly derogatory).

New Zealand. Frequently in plural.So called because of the large population of wild pigs thought to be descended from domestic ones introduced by Captain Cook.

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1888 Devon (La Trobe) Herald 6 Mar. 2/2 We would remind persons interested that tenders invited by Mr G. Atkinson for tussocking on Pig Island, close tomorrow.

1906 N.Z. Truth 25 Aug. 5 For forty long years, and the rest, I've battled the Pig Islands doing my best.

1945 J. Henderson Gunner Inglorious 149 Back home in old Pig Island.

2000 NZWords Aug. 2/3 The New Zealand wild pigs..gave rise in due course to the colloquial but unflattering Pig Islands (or less logically Pig Island).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pig island
释义	Pig Islandn. Brit. /ˌpɪɡ ˈʌɪlənd/, U.S. /ˌpɪɡ ˈaɪlənd/, Australian English /ˌpɪɡ ˈɑelənd/, New Zealand English /ˌpɪɡ ˈɑelənd/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, island n. Etymology: < pig n.¹ + island n. (see note). Australian and New Zealand slang (frequently mildly derogatory). New Zealand. Frequently in plural.So called because of the large population of wild pigs thought to be descended from domestic ones introduced by Captain Cook. ΚΠ 1888 Devon (La Trobe) Herald 6 Mar. 2/2 We would remind persons interested that tenders invited by Mr G. Atkinson for tussocking on Pig Island, close tomorrow. 1906 N.Z. Truth 25 Aug. 5 For forty long years, and the rest, I've battled the Pig Islands doing my best. 1945 J. Henderson Gunner Inglorious 149 Back home in old Pig Island. 2000 NZWords Aug. 2/3 The New Zealand wild pigs..gave rise in due course to the colloquial but unflattering Pig Islands (or less logically Pig Island). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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