"polish pig" - is it offensive?

The word "pig" is offensive to anyone. English pig, Polish big, fat pig, stupid pig etc. It's an insult. The word cow is also an insult but used mainly at girls.

"Look at that silly cow!"

Don't forget 'pigging out'!


Isn't it odd that calling a guy a 'bull' usually has the opposite effect?

Piggy-in-the-middle.

which may not be an insult necessarily.

pig in a poke

I know it doesn't have to be bad but it can have negative connotations. Its a phrase that can be used as an insult towards the way that someone eats. It doesn't bother me personally but I wouldn't consider it a neutral term either.

I dont know, my friend is Polish and his nickname is prosiaczek=P

prosiaczek is cute, nothing wrong with it

you can say "ty świnio" (you pig!) to your friend when he is being messy or not very polite during a meal or something, so it is also a joke, but ONLY among friends. and a nickname "świnia" is not cute or nice or anything positive really...

My dad knew one Silesian guy whose nickname was Duschwein (German for 'you pig'), for he had a custom to pointing at someone and shout 'Du Schwein !' in the heat of discussions :)

Nazi Germans used to call Poles "polnische Schweine" (Polish swine) and I do not think calling Polish people pigs - especially in a WW2 context as mentioned in the initial posting - is a very good idea or especially sensitive.

Polish policemen especially like the affectionate pig name.....try it next time you want a free bed for the night and a punch in the face.....

If you already had an answer from Jewish pigs, why did you come here to ask?

It depends on the intonation too.