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porgy

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As Sportin' Life says in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: ‘Methusaleh lived nine hundred years.

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Quick take

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of porgy gathered in one view.

noun

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

noun

In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for porgy.

noun

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

noun

In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).

Example sentences

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As Sportin' Life says in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: ‘Methusaleh lived nine hundred years.

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As a more accessible starting point I'd actually recommend Miles Davis's Porgy and Bess album.

3

Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy.

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The orgy porgy and soma could be fun you know?

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Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumble puppy.

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It’s like orgy-porgy meets Triumph of the Will.

7

Unfortunately we don’t even get the Orgy Porgy parts.

Quote examples

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As for Porgy, I "met" him in person earlier this year when visiting a Bletchley Park.

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The book never goes beyond "oh no the family is dead, orgy porgy!" I have to disagree here, the point of the book isn't that these technologies are bad per se.

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Maybe the downvoters just don't recognize "Porgy and Bess"?

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For people who aren't controlled by their base desires, where soma and orgy porgy failed, today, deplatforming and "fact checkers" are stepping in to finish the job.

Proper noun examples

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So I guess Operation Neptune was the inspiration for UFO 50s Porgy?

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use porgy in a sentence?

As Sportin' Life says in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: ‘Methusaleh lived nine hundred years.

What does porgy mean?

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

What part of speech is porgy?

porgy is commonly used as noun.