Meaning & use
Pork
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The meat of a domestic pig, used as food.
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She marinated the pork overnight before grilling it.
Pulled pork sandwiches were the highlight of the barbecue.
A note on using this word
In American politics, 'pork' is also slang for wasteful government spending directed at a legislator's home district, as in 'pork-barrel spending'.
Another way to use it
2. noun
Informal, government funds or projects secured by a legislator mainly to benefit their own district.
Critics accused the senator of loading the bill with pork.
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