long pig

plural long pigs · alternative longpig · alternative long-pig

1. countableeuphemisticuncountableHuman flesh used by cannibals as meat.

   If we were reckless enough to risk being served up as "long pig" by the savages of Malekula, that was our lookout, not his.

   1968, Osa Johnson, I Married Adventure

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   "As a long pig!" I exclaimed in surprise; "why what does he mean by that?" "He means somethin' very unpleasant," answered Bill with a frown.

   1857, R[obert] M[ichael] Ballantyne, The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean

   While Melanesian cannibals make "long pig," barbecuing enemies, legal and political cannibals in San Francisco put a beautiful wealthy woman, Penny Penny Hill, on trial for murder […]

   2002, William C. Miller, Long Pig

   Synonyms: humanflesh, long pork, man-meat, the other white meat