Definition of PIGGY

piggy

Plural: piggies

Noun

  • A small pig, often used as a term of endearment.
  • a young pig
  • A pig (the animal).
  • A guinea pig.
  • A toe.
  • A pig, a greedy person.
  • A member of the police.

Adjective Satellite

  • resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
    • "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"

Adj

  • resembling a pig
  • greedy
  • resembling a pig
  • slovenly, dirty
  • resembling a pig
  • lecherous, often in a sexist way.

Adjective

  • Resembling a pig, especially in being greedy or dirty.

Examples

  • A truly piggy Scrabble player hoards all the ’S’ tiles, never letting others score big plurals.
  • Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a piggy, haven't you?
  • He has such cute piggies!
  • Placing PIGGY on a double word score felt like a cute but powerful Words With Friends move.
  • This little piggy went to market.

Origin / Etymology

From pig + -y.

Scrabble Score: 12

piggy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
piggy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
piggy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

piggy: valid Words With Friends Word