Oink

noun

/ɔɪŋk/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounThe sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

"The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks."

2.verbOf a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

"The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough."

3.interjectionRepresenting the sound made by a pig.

4.interjectionDrawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).

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