pigsty

Everyday

1. A pigsty is a pen or small building on a farm where pigs are kept. tree →
2. (informal) A pigsty is a very dirty or untidy room or place. tree →

In the lessons

On the farm in stories and science it is where pigs live; in everyday life parents say «Your room is a pigsty!» to mean it is a mess. Phrases: muck out the pigsty, like a pigsty.

Examples

• The pigs rolled in the mud in their pigsty. tree →
• The farmer cleaned out the pigsty. tree →
• «Your bedroom is a pigsty!» said Mum. tree →
• We visited the pigsty at the city farm. tree →
• After the party, the kitchen looked like a pigsty. tree →
• The piglets slept in a corner of the pigsty. tree →
• "I wonder what that crowd near the pigsty means!" said the emperor, who had just come out on his balcony. tree →

Note

Plural: pigsties (y changes to ies). Also called a «sty» or «pigpen» (USA). Saying someone's room is a pigsty is rude-ish but common family talk. Pigs actually like to keep their sleeping place clean.