Pig Out (1977)

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If you put pork on your fork, you might want to "pig out." Revised OED,  what 
say you?
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(OED)
 
ADDITIONS SERIES 1993  
pig, v.  
Add:    4. intr. to pig  out, to over-indulge or ‘make a  pig of oneself’ by 
over-eating. Also const. on (the food specified) and  transf. slang (orig. 
and chiefly N. Amer.).  

1978 _T.  GIFFORD_ (http://dictionary.oed.com/help/bib/oed2-g.html#t-gifford) 
 Glendower Legacy (1979) 73 I'm just going to pig out at home. 1981 J. FONDA  
Workout Bk. (1982) 29 Troy and  Vanessa..pig  out for days on leftover 
Halloween candy. 1986  Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 11 Oct. (Weekend  Suppl.) 9/2 Laura 
pigs out on junk food and watches late night  movies. 1987 Observer 15 Nov. 
10/2 You may  not want to ‘pig  out’, as the brochure pleasantly puts it, on 
movies and junk food for  two days. 1987 Time 11 May 29/1 To prevent  Americans 
from pigging out on between-meal snacks, herewith some..tips.
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_The  Picnic: Everything But the Ants_ 
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=368&did=135449872&SrchMode=1&sid=8&Fmt=12&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HN
P&TS=1119335451&clientId=65882) 
BY CAROL CONN.  The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington,  D.C.: 
Mar 31, 1978. p. W5 (1 page) : 
If you really want to pig out, the Old World Market next door will  
collaborate with the Wharf to put together a veritable graing  (??-ed.) board of meats, 
cheese and wine to go with that seafood  sandwich. 
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_Daily Times_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=Ga2xMtpV76yKID/6NLMW2n3banenkzycBVDnEINMy4GmsbVNob/9VEIF+CsZYmrz)  _Saturday, April 09, 
1977_ (http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=)  _Salisbury,_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="pig+out"+AND+cityid:25627+AND+stat
eid:49+AND+range:1964-1978)   _Maryland_ 
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="pig+out"+AND+stateid:49+AND+range:1964-1978)   ...I've just  
lost a few poun- ds. I'll PIG OUT at Christmas. You'll see."  But..



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