pig's whispern.

Brit.

/ˌpɪɡz ˈwɪspə/, U.S.

/ˌpɪɡz ˈ(h)wɪspər/

Forms: 1700s– pig's whisper, 1800s pigs-whisper.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, whisper n.

Etymology: < the genitive of pig n.¹ + whisper n.

colloquial.

1. A very short space of time, an instant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > moment or instant

hand-whileOE

prinkOE

start-while?c1225

twinkling1303

rese?c1335

prick1340

momenta1382

pointa1382

minutea1393

instant1398

braida1400

siquarea1400

twink14..

whip?c1450

movement1490

punct1513

pissing whilea1556

trice1579

turning of a hand1579

wink1585

twinklec1592

semiquaver1602

punto1616

punctilio of time1620

punctum1620

breathing1625

instance1631

tantillation1651

rapc1700

crack1725

turning of a straw1755

pig's whisper1780

jiffy1785

less than no time1788

jiff1797

blinka1813

gliffy1820

handclap1822

glimpsea1824

eyewink1836

thought1836

eye-blink1838

semibreve1845

pop1847

two shakes of a lamb's taila1855

pig's whistle1859

time point1867

New York minute1870

tick1879

mo?1896

second1897

styme1897

split-second1912

split minute1931

no-time1942

sec.1956

1780 J. O'Keeffe Tony Lumpkin in Town i. 4 I'll be with them in a pig's whisper.

1823 J. Badcock Slang at Pig ‘Pig's whisper’; is briefness itself, 'tis a grunt.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxi. 333 You'll find yourself in bed, in something less than a pig's whisper.

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 120 An operation in comparison to the celerity of which a pig's whisper is an age.

1918 P. B. Kyne Valley of Giants xxv. 218 ‘Thanks so much for the invitation’, Ogilvy murmured gratefully. ‘I'll be down in a pig's whisper’.

1991 R. Coover Pinocchio in Venice xxi. 229 ‘Back in a crack, direttore!’ ‘In a pig's whisper, direttore!’

2. A whisper; a confidential tone of voice.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > whispering > whisper

whispera1616

pig's whisper1826

stage-whisper1864

1826 J. Banim & M. Banim Tales by O'Hara Family 2nd Ser. III. 6 The eulogist may..in what they call a 'pig's whisper',—(that is, a confidential tone)..[relate] a few anecdotes of his prowess.

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 110/1 Pig's Whisper.., a word 'twixt you and me.

1883 Good Words 24 84 He confided his secret, wrapped up in a pig's whisper to the earth.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 484 Virag (Prompts into his ear in a pig's whisper).

2001 Hindu (Nexis) 21 Jan. I heard Ata informing Mummy, in a pig's whisper, that plagiarism, too, was actionable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigs whisper
释义	pig's whispern. Brit. /ˌpɪɡz ˈwɪspə/, U.S. /ˌpɪɡz ˈ(h)wɪspər/ Forms: 1700s– pig's whisper, 1800s pigs-whisper. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, whisper n. Etymology: < the genitive of pig n.¹ + whisper n. colloquial. 1. A very short space of time, an instant. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > moment or instant hand-whileOE prinkOE start-while?c1225 twinkling1303 rese?c1335 prick1340 momenta1382 pointa1382 minutea1393 instant1398 braida1400 siquarea1400 twink14.. whip?c1450 movement1490 punct1513 pissing whilea1556 trice1579 turning of a hand1579 wink1585 twinklec1592 semiquaver1602 punto1616 punctilio of time1620 punctum1620 breathing1625 instance1631 tantillation1651 rapc1700 crack1725 turning of a straw1755 pig's whisper1780 jiffy1785 less than no time1788 jiff1797 blinka1813 gliffy1820 handclap1822 glimpsea1824 eyewink1836 thought1836 eye-blink1838 semibreve1845 pop1847 two shakes of a lamb's taila1855 pig's whistle1859 time point1867 New York minute1870 tick1879 mo?1896 second1897 styme1897 split-second1912 split minute1931 no-time1942 sec.1956 1780 J. O'Keeffe Tony Lumpkin in Town i. 4 I'll be with them in a pig's whisper. 1823 J. Badcock Slang at Pig ‘Pig's whisper’; is briefness itself, 'tis a grunt. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxi. 333 You'll find yourself in bed, in something less than a pig's whisper. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 120 An operation in comparison to the celerity of which a pig's whisper is an age. 1918 P. B. Kyne Valley of Giants xxv. 218 ‘Thanks so much for the invitation’, Ogilvy murmured gratefully. ‘I'll be down in a pig's whisper’. 1991 R. Coover Pinocchio in Venice xxi. 229 ‘Back in a crack, direttore!’ ‘In a pig's whisper, direttore!’ 2. A whisper; a confidential tone of voice. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > whispering > whisper whispera1616 pig's whisper1826 stage-whisper1864 1826 J. Banim & M. Banim Tales by O'Hara Family 2nd Ser. III. 6 The eulogist may..in what they call a 'pig's whisper',—(that is, a confidential tone)..[relate] a few anecdotes of his prowess. 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 110/1 Pig's Whisper.., a word 'twixt you and me. 1883 Good Words 24 84 He confided his secret, wrapped up in a pig's whisper to the earth. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 484 Virag (Prompts into his ear in a pig's whisper). 2001 Hindu (Nexis) 21 Jan. I heard Ata informing Mummy, in a pig's whisper, that plagiarism, too, was actionable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1780
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