drive one's pigs to market
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Meaning · English
To snore very loudly.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] when he suddenly declared his intention of retiring to bed, which he immediately did, and in about ten minutes after he might have been heard "driving his pigs to market"—if the reader will allow the phrase.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “drive one's pigs to market” mean?
To snore very loudly.
Is “drive one's pigs to market” formal or informal?
drive one's pigs to market is generally slang.