What these pie-in-the-sky people really
want is money.piffed[pIft] 1. and pifted[“pIft@d] tv.
killed. (Past tense only. See also phfft.)
He piffed his goldfish by mistake. The
speeding car pifted the cat yesterday. 2.
and pifted[“pIft@d] mod. dead. What
will I do with a pifted cat? He’s as piffed
as they come. 3. mod. alcohol intoxicated.
(See also piffled.) That guy is really
piffed. How can anybody get that piffed
on four beers?
piffle[“pIfl] 1. n. nonsense. What utter
piff le! The entire report was piff le from
beginning to end. 2. exclam. a mild ex-
clamation or expression of distress. (Usu-
ally Piffle!) You a stockbroker? Piff le!
She finished her story, and I looked her
straight in the eye and said, “Piff le!”
piffled[“pIfld] mod. alcohol intoxicated.
Three glasses of booze and she was totally
piff led. He was so piff led he couldn’t
talk!
piff(l)icated[“pIf(l)@ked@d] mod. alcohol
intoxicated. How can anybody drink so
much and not get totally piff licated? Get
that pifficated stuffed shirt out of here!
piftedGo to piffed.
pig 1. n. someone who eats too much; a
glutton. Stop being a pig! Save some for
other people. I try to cut down on calo-
ries, but whenever I see red meat I make
a pig of myself. 2. n. an ugly and fat
woman. Clare is a pig. Why doesn’t she
lose a ton or two? Every girl in that
sorority is a pig. 3. n. a dirty or slovenly
person. Bart is a pig. I don’t think he
bathes enough. Jimmy, change your
clothes. Look at that mud, you little pig!
- n. an officer; a police officer or a mil-
itary officer. (Used mostly for a police of-
ficer. Widely known since the 1960s.)
The pigs are coming to bust up the fight.
The pigs who aren’t in pig heaven are
driving around in pigmobiles busting in-
nocent people like me. 5. n. a Caucasian.
(Black.) Why do those pigs think they
can walk in here like that? Who do those
pigs think they are, tourists?
pigeon 1. n. a dupe;a sucker;someone
singled out to be cheated. (See also
patsy.) There’s our pigeon now. Don’t
let him see us sizing him up. Be alert
for pickpockets. Don’t be some crook’s pi-
geon. 2. n. a cute girl or woman. What
a cute little pigeon. Who was the dreamy
little pigeon I saw you with last night? 3.
Go to stool (pigeon).pigeon-eyedmod. alcohol intoxicated.
How can anyone get so pigeon-eyed on so
little booze? Who is that pigeon-eyed
guy over there who is having such a hard
time standing up?pigheadn. someone who is both stupid
and stubborn. (See also pigheaded.)
Stop acting like such a pighead! She’ll
never change her mind. She’s a real pig-
head.pigheadedmod. stupidly stubborn. (From
the notion that pigs are immovable.)
You are unbelievably pigheaded! What
a stupid pigheaded position to take.pig heavenn. a police station. (Chiefly
black.) The man came and took my
brother to pig heaven. All the bacon
eventually goes home to pig heaven.pigmobilen. a police car. (See also pig.)
Look out, here comes the pigmobile.
Hey, man! Have you ever ridden in a pig-
mobile?pig outin. to overeat; to overindulge in
food or drink. (See also blimp out; mac
out; pork out; scarf out.) I always pig
out on Fridays. I can’t help myself when
I see ice cream. I have to pig out.pigpenn. a crosshatch or octothorp, #.
(Computers. See also mesh.) Put a pig-
pen just after the gear. There is noth-
ing on my printout but a whole string of
pigpens.piker[“paIk#] 1. n. a miser; a cheapskate.
(Also a term of address.) You cheap lit-
tle piker! Beat it! A 5 percent tip? You
piker! 2. n. a lazy person; a shirker. All
right, you pikers. Pick up your shovels and
get back to work. Come on, you lazy
piker. There’s plenty left for you to do.piker