What does in a pig's eye mean?

in a pig's eye means "absolutely not; never".

Is in a pig's eye a common word?

in a pig's eye is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

In a pig's eye — meaning and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
absolutely not; never
colloquialism

Questions about in a pig's eye

What does in a pig's eye mean?: in a pig's eye means "absolutely not; never".
Is in a pig's eye a common word?: in a pig's eye is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for in a pig's eye come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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