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pigs can fly

pigs can fly is the alternative form of pigs might fly.

Meaning of pigs might fly

Phrase

pigs might fly

  1. (idiomatic) A response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring.
    • "I'm sure he'll pay you back tomorrow." "Yeah right, and pigs might fly."

Questions about pigs can fly

What is pigs can fly the alternative form of?
Pigs can fly is the alternative form of pigs might fly.

Words near pigs can fly in the dictionary

  1. pigrooted
  2. pigrooting
  3. pigroots
  4. pigs
  5. pigs and bulls
  6. pigs can fly
  7. pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered
  8. pigs in a blanket
  9. pigs in a poke
  10. pigs in blankets
  11. pigs in pokes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pigs can fly (page history and authors); pigs might fly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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