pigswill

English

From pig +‎ swill.

pigswill (uncountable)

swill: slops fed to pigs
Synonyms: hogwash, pigwash
- 2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 179:
  He came down the slope towards the church at speed, holding his breath against the smell of warmed pigswill from the sty.
(figuratively) nonsense, rubbish
Synonym: hogwash
- 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, →OCLC, section I, page 36:
  ‘With respect, Professor . . .’
  ‘Pigswill! You don’t respect me. You fear me, are irritated by me, envy me . . . you everything me, but you do not respect me. […]’