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oinker

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English

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Etymology

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    From oink + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    oinker (plural oinkers)

    1. Someone or something that oinks.
    2. (slang) A pig: an animal of the genus Sus.
    3. (derogatory slang) A pig: a fat person.
      • 2002, Mo Hayder, The Treatment, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 302:
        "What an oinker," someone whispered off screen. Then something Caffery couldn't understand, which ended clearly with the word "flabby."
    4. (derogatory slang) A pig: a dirty or slovenly person.
    5. (derogatory slang) An MCP; male chauvinist pig.
      • 2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, →ISBN, page 150:
        The slug they dug out of him was a .22. A woman's gun? Or was I being a sexist oinker?
    6. (derogatory slang) A pig: a glutton.
      • 2005, Jacqueline Meadows, Something Wanton, Ellora's Cave Publishing, →ISBN, page 95:
        "I know I'm being an oinker but I didn't get lunch today." My ravenous gaze fell to his half-eaten hotdog. "You going to finish that?"
    7. (derogatory slang) A pig: a police officer.
      • 1998, Jessica Speart, Tortoise Soup, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 40:
        "Hi. I'm Rachel Porter, with Fish and Wildlife," I said.
        "So you're the new oinker, huh?" he commented, squinting up at me.

    Synonyms

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    • (all senses except 1): pig

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