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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishpork,porc, viaAnglo-Norman, fromOld Frenchporc(“swine, hog, pig; pork”), fromLatinporcus(“domestic hog, pig”).

Cognate withOld Englishfearh(“piglet”).Doublet offarrow. Compare also otherWest Germanic words for pigs:Ferkel,Ferke, andvarken.

Used in English since the 14th century, and as a term of abuse since the 17th century.

US politics sense is related topork barrel.The verb is from the black American form ofpoke.

Noun

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pork (countable anduncountable,pluralporks)

  2. (chiefly uncountable) The meat of a pig.
    Synonyms:pigflesh,pigmeat,swineflesh,swinemeat,the other white meat
    The cafeteria servespork on Tuesdays.
  3. (US politics, slang, derogatory) Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or their constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.
  4. (MLE, slang, collective)law enforcement, those whoside withcriminal prosecution
    Synonyms:bacon,pigs,swine;see alsoThesaurus:police
    Meronym:porky(“one member of law enforcement, policeman”)
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Translations
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meat of a pig
opportunist political appropriation
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Verb

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pork (third-person singular simple presentporks,present participleporking,simple past and past participleporked)

  1. (transitive, slang, vulgar, usually of a male) To have sex with (someone).
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:copulate with
    • 1978, Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller,Animal House (motion picture), spoken by Boon (Peter Riegert), Universal Pictures:
      Marlene! Don't tell me you're gonnapork Marlene Desmond!

Etymology 2

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Blend ofpin +‎fork

Noun

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pork (pluralporks)

  1. (chess) Aposition in which a player'spieces are bothpinned andforked at the same time.

References

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  1. ^“pork”, inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchporc, fromLatinporcus. Comparefarowen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pork (pluralporkes)

  1. pork(pigmeat)
  2. swine,pig

Descendants

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