noun
Street Slang
pig's ear
PIGZ-EER · noun · slang
Rhyming slang for beer, clipped to 'pig's'.
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Cockney rhyming slang meaning beer.
“Let's go for a pig's ear down the local.”
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pig's ear In A Sentence
Let's go for a pig's ear down the local.
Origin & Usage
'Ear' rhymes with 'beer'; classic East End rhyming slang.
Variants
pigs ear
People Also Ask
What does 'pig's ear' mean in Cockney slang?
It's rhyming slang for 'beer' — 'ear' rhymes with 'beer'.
How do you use 'pig's ear'?
You'd use it in place of beer, as in 'Fancy a pig's ear?'
Isn't 'pig's ear' also a phrase for a mess?
Yes, 'to make a pig's ear of something' means to botch it, but as Cockney money-and-pub rhyming slang it means beer.
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