pigpen

P3I1G2P3E1N1
/pɪɡ.pɛn/[ˈpʰɪɡˌpʰɛn]

noun

Synonym of pigsty.

“The lower pasture also contains a pigpen.”

Similar
pigstysty
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Meanings

nounpigpen (plural pigpens)

plural pigpens

  1. Synonym of pigsty.

    The lower pasture also contains a pigpen.

    1 more example

    This room is a pigpen. When are you going to clean it?

    Synonyms: pigsty

  2. computingThe pigpen cipher.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pigsty.

Similar
pigsty

More synonyms by meaning

nouna pen for swine

Similar
stypigsty
Broader
pen
Also see
augean stablespigstysty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compound of pig + pen.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Danish svinesti
  • svinestisomething extremely dirty
Finnish sikolätti, läävä
  • sikolättisomething extremely dirty
  • lääväsomething extremely dirty
Hungarian disznóól
  • disznóólsomething extremely dirty
Japanese 豚小屋
  • 豚小屋 (butagoya)something extremely dirty
Polish chlew
  • chlewsomething extremely dirty
Russian свина́рник
  • свина́рник (svinárnik)something extremely dirty

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Epping
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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