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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
  • In one area of the 300 level, an escalator dumps fans into an area where fans had waited over an hour for the horns.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Shares have been in the dumps since the beginning of August, falling roughly 20%, due to a rare Marmaxx same-store sales miss in the second quarter and a near non-stop rally in oil.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 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
  • One person may be disappointed by your choice, but overextending yourself could create a bigger mess.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Styptic pencils, made with the same fast-acting aluminum sulfate, are reusable and packaged with a protective cap to prevent mess.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of mess
Noun
  • However, going down to 0-2 puts a team at a really big hole to start the year and make the playoffs.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Martin Schwarzschild is the son of Karl Schwarzschild, the person who discovered the black-hole solution.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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