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porkie

porkie is the alternative spelling of porky.

Meaning of porky

Noun (1)

porky (plural porkies)

  1. (Cockney, slang) A lie.
    • When she turned up at the lab, she gave us a sprawling prepared presentation relying heavily on anecdotal evidence, where it wasn't relying on skewed statistics, unfounded claims and outright porkies.2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 203
    Synonyms:
    porker, porky pie
  2. (Cockney, in plural, slang) An eye.
    • Fucked if I know, I never even clapped my little porkies on him before.2015, Jeremy Cameron, Brown Bred in Wengen

Noun (2)

porky (plural porkies)

  1. (childish, informal) A porcupine.
    • The irate Ranger killed thirteen porcupines chewing away on his front porch, and still they came, the salt proving an irresistible lure. In this same district a porky pulled the most impudent stunt of all.1929, Forest and Stream, page 58

See all 5 meanings of porky

Forms of porkie

pluralporkies

Questions about porkie

What is porkie the alternative spelling of?
Porkie is the alternative spelling of porky.

Words near porkie in the dictionary

  1. porkettas
  2. porkfest
  3. porkfests
  4. porkfish
  5. Porki
  6. porkie
  7. porkier
  8. porkies
  9. porkiest
  10. porkily
  11. porkiness

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