pigsty

noun — 2 senses

pigsty

noun

/ˈpɪɡˌstaɪ̯/ · [ˈpʰɪɡˌstaɪ̯]

Etymology From pig + sty.

1

An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.

  • The lower pasture also contains a pigsty.
2

Colloquial A dirty or very untidy place.

  • This room is a pigsty. When are you going to clean it?
  • "It's only youse crowd wot comes makin' a pigsty of the place," said Melons conclusively.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 20:

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