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- adverb idiomatic, US
Well off ; livingcomfortably orextravagantly .
Etymologies
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An allusion to the best and costliest cuts of meat from a hog, considered to be parts above the belly such as the loin, rather than lower parts such as the feet, knuckles, hocks, belly, and jowls.
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