pigswill
English
Etymology
pig + swill
Noun
pigswill (uncountable)
- swill: slops fed to pigs
- Synonym: hogwash
- (figuratively) nonsense, rubbish
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, OCLC 59891543, page 50:
- ‘With respect, Professor...’
‘Pigswill! You don't respect me. You fear me, are irritated by me, envy me... you everything me, but you do not respect me.’
- Synonym: hogwash
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Further reading
- Swill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia