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pigpen

[ pig-pen ]

noun

  1. a pen for keeping pigs. pig.
  2. a filthy or untidy place:

    This kitchen is a pigpen.



pigpen

/ ˈ±èɪɡˌ±èÉ›²Ô /

noun

  1. a pen for pigs; sty
  2. a dirty or untidy place
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pigpen1

First recorded in 1795–1805; pig 1 + pen 2
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The pigpen squall of guitars makes a gloriously greasy mess, but Slocum’s vocals cut through like vinegar.

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The village center was abandoned, the nearby river polluted, the forest cut down, the local school turned into a pigpen.

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A printed label on the packets, all of which appear identical, reads, “Take a trip beyond the pigpen.â€

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He had seen a big black bear standing beside the pigpen.

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Firefighters in the U.K. were recently called to a fire in a pigpen that started in the strangest of circumstances.

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