in a pig's ear



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in a pig's ear

An exclamation of emphatic denial, dissent, or disbelief of something. Likely a variant of "in a pig's eye," meaning the same. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Step down from the board of directors? In a pig's ear I will! This little pill is supposed to help you lose 20 pounds? Yeah, in a pig's ear it does.
See also: ear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Afua-Western African, Akan
ShondaSHAWN-dəEnglish
Hagne-Ancient Greek
Ashwood['æʃwud]
Manuelmah-NWEL (Spanish), man-oo-EL (Portuguese), MAHN-oo-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Italian, French, Romanian, Late Greek (Latinized)
CandyKAN-deeEnglish