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English word origin

Etymology of oink

Imitative of the sound.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

intj

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig. · Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).

verb

Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Imitative of the sound.

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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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