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Revision as of 05:48, 17 January 2023

Englisch

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Etymology

From Middle English pork, porc, via Anglo-Norman, from Old French porc (“swine, hog, pig; pork”), from Latin porcus (“domestic hog, pig”), from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“piglet”). Cognate with Old English fearh (“piglet”). Doublet of farrow. More at farrow.

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

US politics sense is related to pork barrel. The verb is from the Black American form of poke.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɔːk/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɔɹk/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "rhotic" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /po(ː)ɹk/[1]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "nonrhotic" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /poək/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k

Nomen

pork (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) The meat of a pig; swineflesh.
    Synonyms: pigmeat, swineflesh, the other white meat
    The cafeteria serves pork on Tuesdays.
  2. (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.
  3. (MLE, slang, collective) law enforcement, those who side with criminal prosecution
    Synonyms: bacon, pigs, swine; see also Thesaurus:police
    Meronym: porky (“one member of law enforcement, policeman”)
  4. (slang) A shag; a fuck; an act of coitus.
    porking
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ポーク (pōku)

Translations

See also

Verb

pork (third-person singular simple present porks, present participle porking, simple past and past participle porked)

  1. (transitive, slang, vulgar, usually of a male) To have sex with (someone).
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus: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 gonna pork Marlene Desmond!

References

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French porc, from Latin porcus. Compare farowen.

Pronunciation

Nomen

pork (plural porkes)

  1. pork (pig meat)
  2. swine, pig

Descendants

References

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