long pig
nounEtymology Allegedly a calque of Fijian vuaka balavu.
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Euphemistic Human flesh used by cannibals as meat.
- "As a long pig!" I exclaimed in surprise; "why what does he mean by that?" "He means somethin' very unpleasant," answered Bill with a frown.1857, R[obert] M[ichael] Ballantyne, The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean:
- If we were reckless enough to risk being served up as "long pig" by the savages of Malekula, that was our lookout, not his.1968, Osa Johnson, I Married Adventure:
1 more example
- While Melanesian cannibals make "long pig," barbecuing enemies, legal and political cannibals in San Francisco put a beautiful wealthy woman, Penny Penny Hill, on trial for murder […]2002, William C. Miller, Long Pig:
- Synonyms
- humanflesh, long pork, man-meat, the other white meat