Meaning & use
Porky
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Informal term meaning somewhat fat or plump, or resembling pork.
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The porky puppy could barely waddle across the yard.
He blamed the porky texture of the sausage on too much fat in the mix.
A note on using this word
In British slang, 'a porky' or 'porky pie' is also Cockney rhyming slang for a lie, shortened from 'pork pie' rhyming with 'lie'.
Words with a similar meaning
plumpchubby
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Words with an opposite meaning
skinny
Another way to use it
2. noun
British slang for a lie (short for 'porky pie', rhyming slang for 'lie').
Stop telling porkies and admit you broke the vase.
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