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pork.

The meat of a pig.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔːk/Received-Pronunciation/poɹk/General-American/po(ː)ɹk//poək/
  1. The meat of a pig.

    uncountable
    The cafeteria serves pork on Tuesdays.
  2. Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or their constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.

    US · countable · derogatory · slang · uncountable
  3. Law enforcement; those who side with criminal prosecution.

    Multicultural-London-English · collective · countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos Proto-Italic *porkos Latin porcus Old French porcbor. Middle English pork English pork From Middle English pork, porc, via Anglo-Norman, from Old French porc (“swine, hog, pig; pork”), from Latin porcus (“domestic hog, pig”). Cognate with Old English fearh (“piglet”). Doublet of farrow. Compare also other West Germanic words for pigs: Ferkel, Ferke, and varken. Used in English since the 14th century, and as a term of abuse since the 17th century. US politics sense is related to pork barrel.

verb/pɔːk/Received-Pronunciation/poɹk/General-American/po(ː)ɹk//poək/
  1. To have sex with (someone).

    slang · transitive · usually · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos Proto-Italic *porkos Latin porcus Old French porcbor. Middle English pork English pork From Middle English pork, porc, via Anglo-Norman, from Old French porc (“swine, hog, pig; pork”), from Latin porcus (“domestic hog, pig”). Cognate with Old English fearh (“piglet”). Doublet of farrow. Compare also other West Germanic words for pigs: Ferkel, Ferke, and varken. Used in English since the 14th century, and as a term of abuse since the 17th century. US politics sense is related to pork barrel.

noun/pɔːk/Received-Pronunciation/poɹk/General-American/po(ː)ɹk//poək/
  1. A position in which a player's pieces are both pinned and forked at the same time.

Where this word comes from

Blend of pin + fork.

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