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Added 10 October 2026

porker

/ˈpɔːkə/ noun

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A pig, especially a castrated male, being fattened and raised for slaughter.
An obese person.
A police officer.

Origin

From pork + -er. * (obese person; police officer): Carried over from the same senses of pig. * (a lie): Extension of the rhyming slang pork pie.

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