# oink

Pronunciation: US say "OYNK" /ɔɪŋk/; UK

## Noun

1. The grunting sound a pig makes, or an imitation of that sound.
   - Simple: The short grunting sound a pig makes, or a copy of that sound.
   - _A single oink echoed across the farmyard at feeding time._
   - _The piglets answered their mother with a chorus of tiny oinks._

## Interjection

2. Used in speech or writing to represent the grunting sound a pig makes.
   - Simple: Used to copy the grunting sound a pig makes.
   - _Oink! came the noise from behind the fence as the sow rooted in the mud._
   - _The picture book printed a big Oink under the drawing of the muddy hog._
4. Used to call out male chauvinism, playing on the insult 'male chauvinist pig.'
   - Simple: Said to point out that a man is being sexist.
   - _Oink, one of the interns coughed when the boss told the new hire to fetch coffee._
   - _She fired back with a sharp oink the moment he questioned whether a woman could lead the team._

## Verb

3. To make the characteristic grunting sound of a pig, or to imitate that sound.
   - Simple: To make the grunting sound that a pig makes.
   - _Hungry sows oink at the gate well before the morning feed arrives._
   - _The comedian oinked into the microphone to mock the heckler._

## Origin

The word is imitative, formed to echo the sound a pig makes.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/oink (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).