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Noun: porky  por-kee
  1. [N. Amer] Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    - porcupine, hedgehog
     
  2. [Brit] A trivial lie
    "he told a porky pie about eating his spinach"; "he told a porky about eating his spinach"
    - fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle, porky pie [Brit]
Adjective: porky (porkier,porkiest)  por-kee
  1. Overweight
     
  2. Of, relating to or tasting of pork

Derived forms: porkiest, porkies, porkier

Type of: gnawer, lie, prevarication, rodent

Encyclopedia: Porky