Noun | Lie / Exaggeration
Encyclopedia of British Slang
PORKY
Noun | Mild | Lie / Exaggeration
PORKY Pronunciation: /’p??-ki/ Part of Speech: Noun Severity Level: Mild Category: Lie / Exaggeration
Core Definition
A porky means:
A lie
A fib
Usually appears as tell porkies.
Linguistic Origins
Likely from Cockney rhyming slang: pork pies rhymes with lies.
Shortened to porkies.
Usage Contexts
Accusation:
Youre telling porkies.
It signals mild dishonesty.
Final Assessment
Porky captures playful lying.
With rhyme.
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Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
