pigs may fly

A form of pigs might fly — A response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring.

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of pigs might fly.

    "Pigs may fly. Yes, sir, pigs may fly - but they don't. It is not worth arguing with you. Challenger has filled you with his nonsense and you are both incapable of reason."

    1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
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pigs may fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigs%20may%20fly

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