English

Alternative forms

• longpig
• long-pig

Noun

long pig ‎(uncountable)

1. Human flesh used by cannibals of the Pacific as meat.
   • 1857, R[obert] M[ichael] Ballantyne, The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean:

     "As a long pig!" I exclaimed in surprise; "why what does he mean by that?" "He means somethin' very unpleasant," answered Bill with a frown.

   • 1968, Osa Johnson, I Married Adventure:

     If we were reckless enough to risk being served up as "long pig" by the savages of Malekula, that was our lookout, not his.

   • 2002, William C. Miller, Long Pig:

     While Melanesian cannibals make "long pig," barbecuing enemies, legal and political cannibals in San Francisco put a beautiful wealthy woman, Penny Penny Hill, on trial for murder […]

Synonyms

• long pork