Meanings
verbpork up (third-person singular simple present porks up, present participle porking up, simple past and past participle porked up)
present singular third person porks up · participle present porking up · participle past porked up · past porked up
- slangTo grow fat.
- transitiveTo increase the weight of (one or more pigs).
- USidiomaticgovernmentTo add spending, especially targeted spending, to legislation in order to get votes for it (see pork-barrel).
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pork up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20up
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“pork up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pork up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20up.
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