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rig pig

rig pig noun: a worker on an oil rig; a roughneck.

Noun

rig pig (plural rig pigs)

  1. (slang, oil industry) A worker on an oil rig; a roughneck.
    • And, of course, they can maintain control of half a dozen shit-scared rig pigs.2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse, page 95
    • "Rig pigs are welders that drive souped up pick-up trucks with all their gear in the back and they spend weeks at sites welding. […]" "[…] You should know that. You're from Alberta!"2006, Laurie Hannan, The Gamble, page 118

Forms of rig pig

pluralrig pigs

Questions about rig pig

What does rig pig mean?
Rig pig means a worker on an oil rig; a roughneck.
What part of speech is rig pig?
Rig pig is a noun.
What is the plural of rig pig?
The plural of rig pig is rig pigs.

Words near rig pig in the dictionary

  1. rifugios
  2. rig
  3. rig doctor
  4. rig doctors
  5. rig out
  6. rig pig
  7. rig pigs
  8. rig up
  9. Rig Veda
  10. rig-out
  11. Riga

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