Meaning of Porky | Babel Free

Definitions

1. singulative of pork (“law enforcement”)
   Multicultural-London-English, form-of, singulative, slang
2. A lie.
   Cockney, slang
3. A porcupine.
   childish, informal
4. An eye.
   Cockney, in-plural, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“When she turned up at the lab, she gave us a sprawling prepared presentation relying heavily on anecdotal evidence, where it wasn't relying on skewed statistics, unfounded claims and outright porkies.”

“Fucked if I know, I never even clapped my little porkies on him before.”

“The irate Ranger killed thirteen porcupines chewing away on his front porch, and still they came, the salt proving an irresistible lure. In this same district a porky pulled the most impudent stunt of all.”

“Although porcupines lack the ability to throw their quills, they do have the capacity to raise and lower them at will. When threatened, a porky elevates its quills so that it bristles like some sort of mammalian cactus with giant spines.”

“He snarled, and the porky looked to be running away but swung his tail and put about twenty-five quills in the side of our dog’s face.”

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