oink
noun
- the noise that a pig makes
verb
- to make the noise that a pig makes
interjection
- an imitation or representation of the grunt of a pig
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɔɪŋk/
intj
Etymology: Imitative of the sound.
- Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.
- Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).
“Mom swallowed a spoonful of pudding and looked Daddy straight in the eye. "Oink, oink," she said, to let him know he was being a male chauvinist pig.”
“"The tub is too small!" "Then, I'll go first and you'll have to wait!" "Chauvinist pig!" "Oink, oink!"”
noun
Etymology: Imitative of the sound.
- The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.
“The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks.”
verb
Etymology: Imitative of the sound.
- Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
“The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.”