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in a pig's eye
in a pig's eye
(American informal) something that you say which means you think there is no chance that something is true or that something will happen Me, in love with Sandra? In a pig's eye I am.
in a pig's eye
Under no condition, not at all, as in In a pig's eye he'll pay me back, or You think he's competent? In a pig's eye! This expression, a euphemism for in a pig's ass, is generally used as a strong negative. [Slang; late 1800s]
in a pig's eye
Slang Under no condition; never.
in a pig's eye
Untrue. “Eye” is a rhyme for “lie.” “Pig” has an unpleasant connotation. Put them together, and you have an expression for something that's patently false. The phrase was most often heard as a rejoinder to a remark that the hearer believes is untrue. To the statement that “The Cubs will win the World Series next year” might well be the response, “In a pig's ear.” Or, to use another porcine phrase, “When pigs fly.”
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
GaŠPer | | - | Slovene |
Luciano | | loo-CHAH-no (Italian), loo-THYAH-no (Spanish), loo-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
Aemilia | | - | Ancient Roman |
Halcyone | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Jeffries | | ['dʒefriz] | |
Janja | | - | Croatian, Serbian |