pigsty

• Ein Stall oder eingezäunter Bereich, in dem Schweine gehalten werden. Umgangssprachlich auch abwertend für einen sehr schmutzigen oder unordentlichen Ort.

A noun referring to an enclosure or pen where pigs are kept.

1. A pen for swineA2formal

   An enclosure or building where pigs are kept.

   Schweinestall

   • The farmer cleaned the pigsty every morning.
   • The pigsty was filled with fresh straw for the piglets.
   • They built a new pigsty near the barn.

   Synonymepigpensty

2. A very messy or dirty placeB1informal

   Used informally to describe a room or area that is extremely untidy or dirty.

   Saustall

   • Your bedroom is a pigsty! Clean it up immediately.
   • After the party, the living room looked like a pigsty.
   • He never cleans his desk; it's a complete pigsty.

   Synonymedumpholehovelmesspigpenstytip