long pork
Human flesh.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Cannibals sometimes called human meat long pork.”
“The explorer's diary mentioned that locals feared the tribe would serve them long pork.”
“In the grim tavern scene, the old sailor whispered that sailors lost at sea sometimes ate long pork to survive.”
Reportedly coined following the assertions of cannibals that human meat tastes like pork. Given the anatomical similarities between the two species, the name serves as a functional, if somewhat local, culinary distinction.
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Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.
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a week is a long time in politics
In politics, much change can occur in a short space of time.
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as the day is long
Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.
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Last updated August 10, 2026