dish pig

English

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Noun

dish pig (plural dish pigs)

1. (slang) A person employed to wash dishes at a restaurant or similar location.

   Synonyms: dish bitch, dish dog

   • 2003, “Steve Baker review of Rob Longstaff Ten Tracks At A Reasonable Price”, in Australian Broadcasting Commission‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 January 2004:

     A dish pig washes dishes for a living.