pig it
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Meaning · English
To live slovenly, in squalor.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
I've had ten years of it, scratching enough out of it to dress and feed myself when the going's good and sharing a room with a girl friend or pigging it in some cheap boarding-house, and doing a perish when I've been out of a job.
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 “pig it” mean?
To live slovenly, in squalor.
Is “pig it” formal or informal?
pig it is generally slang.