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Meaning of pigs in the parlour | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An allegory for a backward rural society.

Ireland, UK, plural, plural-only

Examples

“Before 1968, what little coverage there was of Irish affairs was of the traditional 'pigs in the parlour' kind.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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