any artiodactyl mammal of the African and Eurasian family Suidae, esp Sus scrofa (domestic pig), typically having a long head with a movable snout, a thick bristle-covered skin, and, in wild species, long curved tusks
2.
a domesticated pig weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kg)
▶ Related adjective: porcine
3. informal
a dirty, greedy, or bad-mannered person
4.
the meat of swine; pork
5. derogatory, slang
a police officer
6.
a.
a mass of metal, such as iron, copper, or lead, cast into a simple shape for ease of storing or transportation
b.
a mould in which such a mass of metal is formed
7. British informal
something that is difficult or unpleasant
8.
an automated device propelled through a duct or pipeline to clear impediments or check for faults, leaks, etc
9. a pig in a poke
10. make a pig of oneself
11. on the pig's back
verbWord forms: pigs, pigging or pigged
12. (intransitive)
(of a sow) to give birth
13. Also: pig it(intransitive) informal
to live in squalor
14. (transitive) informal
to devour (food) greedily
grumphie in American English
(ˈɡrʌmfi, ˈɡrumpi)
noun
chiefly Scot
a familiar name for a pig
Also: grumphy
Word origin
[1775–85; grumph to grunt (imit.) + -ie]This word is first recorded in the period 1775–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alto, backfire, backup, flashing, guideline-ie is a noun-forming suffix with a variety of functions in contemporary English, addedto monosyllabic bases to create words that are almost always informal. Its earliestuse, probably still productive, was to form endearing or familiar names or commonnouns from personal names, other nouns, and adjectives (Billy; Susie; birdie; doggie; granny; sweetie; tummy). The hypocoristic feature is absent in recent coinages, however, which are simplyinformal and sometimes pejorative (boonies; cabby; groupie; hippy; looie; Okie; preemie; preppy; rookie). Another function is to form from adjectives nouns that denote exemplary or extremeinstances of the quality named by the adjective (baddie; biggie; cheapie; toughie), sometimes focusing on a restricted, usually unfavorable sense of the adjective(sharpie; sickie; whitey). A few words in which the informal character of the prefix has been lost are nowstandard in formal written English (goalie; movie). Other words that use the affix -ie include: Dixie, cutie, groupie, movie, quickie