if pigs had wings

phrase

Never.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative when pigs fly

  1. idiomaticNever.

Origin

An ellipsis (anapodoton) of if pigs had wings, they would fly.

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APA

if pigs had wings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20pigs%20had%20wings

MLA

“if pigs had wings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20pigs%20had%20wings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if pigs had wings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20pigs%20had%20wings.

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