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pig in a blanket

pig in a blanket noun: a small sausage, usually a short hot dog, wrapped in dough and baked.

pig in a blanket: a small sausage, usually a short hot dog, wrapped in dough and baked
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Noun

pig in a blanket (plural pigs in a blanket or pigs in blankets)

  1. (US) A small sausage, usually a short hot dog, wrapped in dough and baked.
  2. (UK) A (generally pork) sausage wrapped in bacon, most common at Christmas.
  3. An oyster wrapped in bacon.
  4. (figuratively, slang) An uncircumcised penis.

Forms of pig in a blanket

pluralpigs in a blanket
pluralpigs in blankets

Questions about pig in a blanket

What does pig in a blanket mean?
Pig in a blanket means a small sausage, usually a short hot dog, wrapped in dough and baked.
What part of speech is pig in a blanket?
Pig in a blanket is a noun.
What is the plural of pig in a blanket?
The plural of pig in a blanket is pigs in a blanket.

Words near pig in a blanket in the dictionary

  1. pig farms
  2. pig flu
  3. pig fucker
  4. pig fuckers
  5. pig goose
  6. pig in a blanket
  7. pig in a poke
  8. pig in the middle
  9. pig in the python
  10. pig iron
  11. pig irons

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