porkies
porkies is the plural of porky.
Meaning of porky
Noun (1)
porky (plural porkies)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
Questions about porkies
- What is porkies the plural of?
- Porkies is the plural of porky.
Words near porkies in the dictionary
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