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Pig vs. swine | by aquacooler | 2003-11-06 01:51:33 |
| Neither, or both. |
by Blackbyrd2 |
2003-11-06 01:57:49 |
Both Pig and Swine have been used as derogatory terms.
Pig is often used (or was in the 60's) to refer to policemen.
Merriam-Webster indicates a Pig is a young Swine;
Main Entry: 1pig
Pronunciation: 'pig
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English pigge
Date: 13th century
1 : a young swine not yet sexually mature; broadly : a wild or domestic swine
2 a : PORK b : the dressed carcass of a young swine weighing less than 130 pounds (60 kilograms) c : PIGSKIN
3 a : one that resembles a pig <an unkempt... person is a pig -- S. S. Hall> b : an animal related to or resembling the pig
4 : a crude casting of metal (as iron)
5 slang : an immoral woman
6 slang, usually disparaging : POLICE OFFICER
- pig·like /-"lIk/ adjective
Also, that Swine is an older word, predating Pig by a hundred years or more;
Main Entry: swine
Pronunciation: 'swIn
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural swine
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swIn; akin to Old High German swIn swine, Latin sus -- more at SOW
Date: before 12th century
1 : any of various stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous mammals (family Suidae) with a thick bristly skin and a long flexible snout; especially : a domesticated member of the species (Sus scrofa) that includes the European wild boar
2 : a contemptible person |
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Resembling dutch: "big" = young swine | by scissors | 2003-11-06 03:02:07 |
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