pork

noun

(chiefly uncountable) The meat of a pig.

(US politics, slang, derogatory) 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.

(MLE, slang, collective) law enforcement, those who side with criminal prosecution

(chess) A position in which a player's pieces are both pinned and forked at the same time.

verb

(transitive, slang, vulgar, usually of a male) To have sex with (someone).

Roots

porcuspork- · Latin · pig

Synonyms for pork

baconn pign hamn headcheesen chitterlingsn flitchn cracklingsn

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Where does pork come from?

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