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in a pig's whisper

in a pig's whisper prepositional phrase: in a very short time; in a jiffy.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (dated, slang) In a very short time; in a jiffy.
    • ‘Never mind,’ said the stranger, cutting the address very short, ‘said enough—no more; smart chap that cabman—handled his fives well; but if I’d been your friend in the green jemmy—damn me—punch his head,—‘cod I would,—pig’s whisper—pieman too,—no gammon.’1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers 2
    • [T]hey were all asleep in a pig's whisper.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 44

Questions about in a pig's whisper

What does in a pig's whisper mean?
In a pig's whisper means in a very short time; in a jiffy.
What part of speech is in a pig's whisper?
In a pig's whisper is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a pig's whisper in the dictionary

  1. in a oner
  2. in a pickle
  3. in a pig's arse
  4. in a pig's eye
  5. in a pig's patoot
  6. in a pig's whisper
  7. in a pinch
  8. in a puff of smoke
  9. in a real state
  10. in a right state
  11. in a row

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