"in a pig's whisper" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-in a pig's whisper.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in a pig's whisper}} in a pig's whisper, {{en-PP|head=in a pig's whisper}} in a pig's whisper
  1. (slang, dated) In a very short time; in a jiffy. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-in_a_pig's_whisper-en-prep_phrase--qEUMPe2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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