Porker


[pawr-ker, pohr-] /ˈpɔr kər, ˈpoʊr-/

noun
1.
a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat.
/ˈpɔːkə/
noun
1.
a pig, esp a young one weighing between 40 and 67 kg, fattened to provide meat such as pork chops
n.

1650s, “young hog fattened for food,” from pork (n.). Meaning “fat person” is from 1892.

noun

An overweight person: porkers in line at McDonald’s

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