词组 | porky |
释义 | porky Theme: FAT mod. fat; obese; pig-like.You are beginning to look a little porky.See that porky man over there? porky 1. adjective obese UK, 1852 2. noun 1 a lie. Abbreviated from rhyming slang PORK PIE UK, 1992. 2 the vagina BAHAMAS, 1982. 3 a police officer US, 1973 tell porkiesTo tell a lie or say something that is not entirely true. Primarily heard in UK. The government's clearly been telling porkies about who these tax cuts are going to benefit! I admit I've told porkies on more than one job application. tell ˈporkies(British English, informal, humorous) (usually used in progressive tenses) say something that is not true: Can this be true, or is somebody telling porkies?In rhyming slang, porky-pies means ‘lies’.porky mod. fat; obese; pig-like. You are beginning to look a little porky. |
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