oink

oink
oink (v.) "to make a noise like a pig," 1969, of imitative origin.

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  • oink — ► NOUN ▪ the characteristic grunting sound of a pig. ► VERB ▪ make such a sound. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • oink — ☆ oink [oiŋk ] n. [echoic] the grunt of a pig, or a sound in imitation of it vi. to grunt as or like a pig …   English World dictionary

  • oink — 1. interjection /ɔɪŋk/ a) Representing the sound made by a 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. b) Drawing attention to male… …   Wiktionary

  • oink — noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1938 the natural noise of a hog • oink intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • oink — noun the characteristic grunting sound of a pig. verb make an oink. Origin 1940s: imitative …   English new terms dictionary

  • oink — interjection used to represent the sound that a pig makes oink noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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