pighood

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noun

The state of being a pig.

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Meanings

nounpighood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a pig.

    The people had become readers; the swinish multitude fashioned into a sort of sapient pighood.

    1837, Capel Lofft, Self-formation, volume 1, page 72

Origin

From pig + -hood. Attested since the 19th century.

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APA

pighood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pighood

MLA

“pighood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pighood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pighood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pighood.

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