PORKIES

Meaning of PORKIES in English

Noun. Lies, from the rhyming slang pork-pies.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

PORKY — I. adjective (porkier; -est) Date: 1852 resembling a pig ; fat , II. noun (plural porkies) Date: 1900 porcupine
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PORKY — porky 1 — porkiness , n. /pawr"kee, pohr"-/ , adj., porkier, porkiest . 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling pork. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PORKY — I. porky ˈpȯr-kē adjective ( pork·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1852 : resembling a pig : fat II. por·ky ˈpȯr-kē …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PORKY — ~ 1 ■ adjective ( porkier , porkiest ) 1》 informal fleshy or fat. 2》 of or resembling pork. ■ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PORKY — [porky] adj pork.i.er ; -est (1852): resembling a pig: fat [2]por.ky n, pl porkies (1900): porcupine
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PORKY — / ˈpɔːki; NAmE ˈpɔːrki/ noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) (also ˌporky ˈpie ) ( BrE , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNTRUTH — un ‧ truth /ʌnˈtruːθ, ˈʌntruːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ truly , ↑ truthfully ≠ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLANDER — I. slan ‧ der 1 /ˈslɑːndə $ ˈslændər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
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PORKY PIE — porky 2 BrE AmE ( also ˈporky pie ) noun ( plural porkies ) [countable] British English informal [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PORKY — I. pork ‧ y 1 /ˈpɔːki $ ˈpɔːrki/ BrE AmE adjective informal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: pork ] fat …
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LIE — I. lie 1 S2 W1 /laɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense lay /leɪ/, past participle lain /leɪn/, present participle …
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LIBEL — I. li ‧ bel 1 /ˈlaɪb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
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FIB — I. fib 1 /fɪb/ BrE AmE noun [countable] spoken [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from fable ] a small …
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FALSEHOOD — false ‧ hood /ˈfɔːlshʊd $ ˈfɒːls-/ BrE AmE noun formal 1 . [countable] a statement that is untrue SYN lie …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FABRICATION — fab ‧ ri ‧ ca ‧ tion /ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] a piece …
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WEDDING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELLING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES telling porkies ▪ Was he telling porkies again? telling...life story ▪ She insisted on telling …
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TELL — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an instinct tells sb sth ▪ Every instinct told her that he was telling the …
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SMOKED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fresh/smoked salmon smoked fish (= left in smoke to give it a special taste ) …
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SMOKE
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SAUSAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cook rice/pasta/sausages etc ▪ Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes. liver sausage sausage dog …
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SALMON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES salmon/trout/bass etc fishing COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE fresh ▪ Speciality dishes include Border lamp, …
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Slang English vocab

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