pigsny

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noun

An Elizabethan term of endearment.

OriginMiddle English piggesnye →
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Meanings

nounpigsny (plural pigsnies)

plural pigsnies · alternative pigsnie · alternative pigsney · alternative piggesnye

  1. obsoleteAn Elizabethan term of endearment.

    To mine own dear coney bird, sweetheart and pigsny

    c. 1540, Nicholas Udall, Ralph Roister Doister

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpiggesnye
  2. Englishpigsny

From Middle English piggesnye (literally “pig's eye”).

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APA

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MLA

“pigsny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigsny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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