Oink vs. Oik — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Oink and Oik
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Oink
The characteristic grunting noise of a hog.
Oik
A member of the lower classes.
Oink
Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.
Oink
Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).
Oink
The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.
The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks.
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Oink
(intransitive) Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.
Oink
Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
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