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pigskin.

The skin of a pig.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/
  1. The skin of a pig.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Leather made from the skin of a pig.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A football.

    US · countable · slang
  4. A white person.

    countable · derogatory · ethnic · offensive · slur · uncountable · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Compound of pig + skin. The American football is a direct descendant of the ball used in the game of rugby. The rugby ball originally was made of a pig’s bladder with a leather cover; the earliest versions of the leather exterior sometimes were made of pigskin.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.