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   The expression "long pig" is not a joke, nor a phrase invented by Europeans, but one frequently used by the Fijians, who looked upon a corpse as ordinary butcher's meat, and call a human body puaka balava, " long pig," in contradistinction to puaka dina, or " real pig."

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   5 days ago · Overview. long pig. Quick Reference. The macabre term long pig for ‘human flesh used as food’ dates from the mid-nineteenth century. It is supposedly a translation of an expression used in the language of a cannibal people of the southwestern Pacific rim. From: long pig in An A-Z of Food and Drink »

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   Aug 17, 2020 · long pig (n.) long pig. (n.) "human being eaten as food," by 1848, in stories from the Fiji Islands, said to be a literal rendering of a local term, in one version puaka balava. Bau literally stank for many days, human flesh having been cooked in every house, and the entrails thrown outside as food for pigs, or left to putrefy in the sun.

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   Long pig definition: (among the Maori and Polynesian peoples) human flesh as food for cannibals.. See examples of LONG PIG used in a sentence.

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   Long pig. | Grammarist. | Archaic. Long pig is an antiquated term for human flesh, eaten by cannibals. Purportedly, the term long pig is a translation of a phrase used in the Pacific Islands for human flesh intended for consumption. Early explorers and missionaries who contacted cannibal Pacific Islanders were told that human flesh tasted ...

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   What does the noun long pig mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun long pig . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Apr 8, 2024 · Noun [ edit] long pig ( uncountable) ( euphemistic) Human flesh used by cannibals as meat . Synonyms [ edit] humanflesh. long pork. man-meat. the other white meat (horror) Translations [ edit] Human flesh as consumed by cannibals. References [ edit] St. Johnson, Alfred. Camping Among Cannibals. 1888. Anagrams [ edit] gloping. Categories:

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   What is a long pig?

   • The macabre term long pig for ‘human flesh used as food’ dates from the mid-nineteenth century. It is supposedly a translation of an expression used in the language of a cannibal people of the southwestern Pacific rim. From: long pig in An A-Z of Food and Drink » Subjects: Society and culture — Cookery, Food, and Drink

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   Where did long pig come from?

   • Curious regarding the origin of "Long Pig" as a euphemism for human flesh. All that I can find are vague references to its being a translation of a term from somewhere in the south sea islands. Maori or Polynesian or Fijian, and not one place is specific as to the actual language or words that are (supposedly) being translated.

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   What is a long pig feast?

   • He was hungry for meat, for Long Pig, and when he saw some one he fancied, he threw his spear or struck them down with the u'u. In the days gone by, the natives used to call the feast of human flesh the long-pig feast. Long pig definition: (among the Maori and Polynesian peoples) human flesh as food for cannibals..

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   How is a long pig formed?

   • long pig is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.1, pig n.1 long pepper, n. Old English–

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