Piggy, piggie or piggies may refer to:

As a nickname

Denis D'Amour Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Voivod (band), Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005. D'Amour's approach to ...

(1959–2005), guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod * Fan Chun Yip (born 1976), Hong Kong retired football goalkeeper * Piggy French (born 1980), British equestrienne * Ward Lambert (1888–1958), American college men's basketball coach *

Robert Muldoon Sir Robert David Muldoon (; 25 September 19215 August 1992) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 31st prime minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while leader of the National Party. Departing from National Party convention, Mu ...

(1921–1992), 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand * David Powell (rugby union) (born 1942), former England international rugby union player * Edwin Simandl, owner of the Orange Tornadoes and Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League * Piggy Ward (1867–1912), American professional baseball player * Roscoe Word (American football guard) (1882–1942), American college football player and coach * Mark Riddell (born 1980), Australian former rugby league player, commentator

Slang

Domestic pig The pig (''Sus domesticus''), also called swine (: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus '' Sus''. Some authorities cons ...

Guinea pig The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (''Cavia porcellus''), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy ( ), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus ''Cavia'', family Caviidae. Animal fancy, Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the ani ...

Toe Toes are the digits of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being ''digitigrade''. Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are described as being ''plantigrade''; ...

Fictional characters

Miss Piggy Miss Piggy is a The Muppets, Muppet character known for her Breakthrough role, breakout role in the sketch comedy television series ''The Muppet Show''. She is notable for her temperamental diva superstar personality, her tendency to use French l ...

, a Muppets character * Piggy, from ''Piggy'' (Roblox game) * Piggy (''Merrie Melodies''), from the ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons * Piggy (Power Rangers), from ''Power Rangers: S.P.D.'' * Piggy Malone, in the BBC television series ''The Two Ronnies'' * Piggy the Penguin, in the animated series ''

Eek! The Cat ''Eek! The Cat'' (retitled ''Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards'' and eventually ''Eek! Stravaganza'') is an American-Canadian animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp, produced by Fox Kids, Savage Steve Holland, Savage St ...

'' * Piggy, a major character in the novel ''

Lord of the Flies ''Lord of the Flies'' is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that led to ...

'' * Piggy, in the 2003 novel '' Gone to the Dogs'' * "Piggies", slang term for

Pequeninos ''This literature-related list is Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists#Incomplete lists, incomplete; you can help by to include characters from the First Formic War trilogy.'' This is a partial list of characters in the Ender's Game (series), ''Ender's G ...

, an alien species in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card *

Zhu Bajie Zhu Bajie, also named Zhu Wuneng, is one of the three disciples of Tang Sanzang, along with Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing, and a major character of the 16th century novel ''Journey to the West''. ''Zhu'' means "swine" and ''Bajie'' means "eight pr ...

, from the novel ''Journey to the West'' * Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman, in the 1953 movie '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes''

Entertainment

* Piggy D., stage name of guitarist Matt Montgomery (born 1975) * " Piggies", a song written by George Harrison on the Beatles' ''White Album'' * "Piggy" (song), by Nine Inch Nails from their album ''The Downward Spiral'' * ''Piggy'' (Roblox game), a Roblox game made by MiniToon about an officer searching for a missing pig * ''Piggy'' (2022 film), a Spanish horror film *

Piggy (2012 film) ''Piggy'' is a 2012 British horror crime film. It is written and directed by Kieron Hawkes, produced by Fulwell 73 and DP Film Productions and starring Martin Compston, Paul Anderson, Ed Skrein and Neil Maskell. Synopsis In London, Joe (Com ...

, British horror crime film *

Piggy Tales ''Piggy Tales'' is a Finnish animated television series based on '' Bad Piggies'', a spin-off of ''Angry Birds''. Animated in a style resembling clay animation before transitioning into computer-generated imagery after the release of ''The Angr ...

, a series of animated shorts based on the ''

Angry Birds ''Angry Birds'' is a Finnish media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment, and owned by Sega. The game series focuses on the titular flock of colorful angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game ''Cr ...

'' franchise, focusing on the comedic misadventures of the green Bad Piggies in their everyday lives.

Other uses

Tip-cat Tip-cat (also called cat, cat and dog, one-a-cat, pussy, or piggy) is a pastime which consists of tapping a short billet of wood, usually no more than , with a larger stick similar to a baseball bat or broom handle. The shorter piece is tapered o ...

, an outdoor game also called a piggy * "

This Little Piggy "This Little Pig Went to Market" (often shortened to "This Little Piggy") is an English-language nursery rhyme and fingerplay. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19297. Lyrics The rhyme is usually counted out on an infant or toddler's ...

" or "This Little Pig" nursery rhyme

As a nickname

Slang

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