pigpen

noun

ˈpig-ˌpen How to pronounce pigpen (audio)
Definition of pigpennext
as in dump
a dirty or messy place your room is a pigpen—so clean it up!

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Recent Examples of pigpen Rainn Wilson, the actor who portrayed him, has a pigpen. — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026 Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen. — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Now on the same day Zuck had cleaned out the pigpen, and luckily was still wearing high boots. — Longreads, 22 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigpen
  1. dump
  2. pigsty
  3. mess
  4. hole
  5. sty
Noun
  • The data dump comes after the Conference Board reported yesterday that its Consumer Confidence Index this month slid to its lowest level since 2014.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Jump to recipe Dessert doesn’t get much easier than a dump cake!
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of dump
Noun
  • De Wet claims Olivier then ordered him to dispose of their bodies in a pigsty — an act prosecutors believe was meant to destroy evidence.
    — Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of pigsty
Noun
  • This is just another mess for the WNBA, a terrible look for A'ja Wilson, and wildly unprofessional from Amazon Prime Video.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than simply detecting physical obstacles, the system distinguishes between different types of messes and household objects to optimize cleaning strategies.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of mess
Noun
  • On the other side of the field, the entrance to the gymnasium shed was a dark hole.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • These holes are notorious for getting plugged with debris, worsening water accumulation.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of hole
Noun
  • The result leaves nearly every performer fumbling for traction in Serkis and Stoller’s muddy-yet-gutless cinematic sty.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In 1981, he was elected mayor, if not quite the Zohran Mamdani of the Reagan revolution (Mamdani won by two hundred thousand votes, not ten), then at least a sty in the Gipper’s eye.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of sty

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“Pigpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigpen. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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