A sweet, infantile term for a pig — the kind used by parents, grandparents, and anyone trying to make a toddler giggle. 'Piggy-wig' has the round, warm sound of nursery English, making a barnyard animal sound cuddly and lovable. It got a notable boost from Edward Lear's 'The Owl and the Pussycat,' where the piggy-wig lends the lovers his ring. Today it survives mainly in baby talk and fond, affectionate contexts.
She squealed when she saw the piggy-wig at the petting farm and refused to leave without feeding it.
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(UK, childish, or, endearing) A pig.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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