guinea pig



guinea pig

Someone or something used as the subject of an experiment. Jane used her husband as a guinea pig to try her new baked chicken recipe. Craig earned a little extra money by signing up to be a guinea pig in some local clinical studies.
See also: guinea, pig

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Clarette-English (Rare)
Birte-Danish
Bistra-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Maolsheachlann-Irish
Carolina[.kærə'lainə]
Hengist-Ancient Germanic