Notes to the Pig Anti-Defamation League

Pigs, it seems, get a very bad rap, as witnessed by pig idioms.

fat as a pig

exceptionally fat; grotesquely fat. 

 

ain't fittin' to roll with a pig

Rur. is or are filthy or uncouth. After a day's work in the hot sun, Clyde ain't fittin' to roll with a pig.

buy a pig in a poke

Fig. to buy something without looking inside first. If you don't get a good look at the engine of a used car before you buy it, you'll wind up buying a pig in a poke. 

 

If that don't beat a pig a-pecking!

Rur. That's amazing!  

 

In a pig's ear!

Rur. Nonsense! 

 

like stealing acorns from a blind pig

Rur. very easy.  

 

make a pig of oneself

Fig. to eat too much, too fast, or noisily; to eat more than one's share.  

 

pig out (on something)

Inf. to eat too much of something; to make a pig of oneself. 

When will this defamation of pigs cease?

When pig fly.

Pig idioms courtesy of The Free Dictionary.

Flying pigs courtesy of Cornerstoregoddess here and here.