Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happy as a pig in shit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: hap-py as a pig in shit
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.

Example Sentences

"He's "happy as a pig in shit". "This is what I really enjoy, working with film-makers," he says."
"And he pays generous tribute to Noble who, he says, actively encouraged him . . . to venture further into the classics with Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Henry IV. "Speaking purely as a director, I was happy as a pig in shit.""
""I am as happy as a pig in shit—you can quote me on that—doing what I'm doing at the moment.""
"Beauty products are the one thing that I waste my money on. Give me a hundred bucks and plop me in the nearest Duane Reade, and I’m happy as a pig in shit."

Phrases

hog heaven kid in a candy store rat in a granary shit-eating grin snug as a bug in a rug

Frequently Paired Words

pigshit hog heaven kid in a candy store rat in a granary shit-eating grin snug as a bug in a rug

Synonyms

as happy as a pig in mud happy as a pig in mud like a pig in clover

Questions

What does happy as a pig in shit mean?: Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.

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