pig in a poke
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reportedly from the practice of substituting a butchered cat, etc. for a suckling pig when sold in a sack at a market. Other theories circulate but all involve the purchase of a cat in a bag, where the buyer expected better.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
pig in a poke (plural pigs in a poke or pigs in pokes)
- (idiomatic) Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.
Translations[edit]
something whose true value is concealed or unknown
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