pig out

1. 1.

   overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

   “She stuffed herself at the dinner”

   “The kids binged on ice cream”

   Synonymsgorgeingurgitateoverindulgeglutenglutstuffengorgeovergorgeovereatgormandizegormandisegourmandizebingesatiate

   Broadereat

Questions about pig out

What does pig out mean?

pig out means "overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself".

What is another word for pig out?

Close synonyms include gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pig out a common word?

pig out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.