pig n.— «Bad jokes flew Friday after a flurry of media reports that a pig caused a train derailment in Saginaw County’s Carrollton Township. Only problem was, the “pig” was a slang reference to a propane tank.» —“Pig...
hog house attrib.— «Hog House, a reference to gutting a bill and replacing the language, is a term often used in Pierre. About 90 years ago politicians altered a bill at the last second to obtain funding for a hog barn at SDSU, and the...
pig in the python n.— «As a DRI hire, I am part of the group of State employees that has come to be called “the pig in the python.” Prior to us (us being the pig), there were years of chronic under-staffing (the python), with...
pig in a python n.— «All very well for the bulge group, you may say. It will continue to dominate society as it passes through the decades like a pig through a python.» —“Pigs in a Python” by Russell Baker New York...
pig in a python n. especially in demographics, a spike or surge in a statistic measured over time. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
pig in a python n.— «The intense pressure to raise money comes from various sources. One of the most important is the doubling of caucuses and primaries from nine to 18 in early March 1988-a series of post-Iowa and New Hampshire contests...