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单词 porky
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porky in British English 1

(ˈpɔːkɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: porkier or porkiest
1. 
belonging to or characteristic of pork
a porky smell
2.  informal
fat; obese
Derived forms
porkiness (ˈporkiness)
noun

porky in British English 2

(ˈpɔːkɪ)
nounWord forms: plural porkies
mainly British and Australian slang
a lie
Also called: pork pie
Word origin
from rhyming slang pork pie lie

porky in American English

(ˈpɔrki)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈporkier or ˈporkiest
1. 
of or like pork
2. 
fat, as though overfed
3.  Slang
saucy, cocky, presumptuous, impertinent, or the like
Derived forms
porkiness (ˈporkiness)
noun

Examples of 'porky' in a sentence
porky

Too much pepper and not enough porky flavour.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As soon as it appeared you knew he was about to tell a porky.
The Sun (2016)
Plus, he was a bit porky.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Because we all know it's a porky pie.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The secret to ours is we use half butter, half lard to make it a bit less porky.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You can pick up a background porky flavour, but they're way too sweet.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Here's how to get your porky pooch into tip-top condition.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I'd veer towards something porky, personally.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
OK, it's not the porky pies.
The Sun (2008)
Yet another writer of memoir has turned out to be a teller of what, in literary circles, are sometimes referred to as porky pies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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