pigwillness

adj:
a)To continually strive for something or never giving up on a task or idea dispite a lack of co-operation or agreement from other parties;
adv:
b)stubborn despite a lack of co-operation from other people

The word is of rural Canadian origin; rising from the implication that pigs are stubborn, created by student Arron Pritchard to describe Piggy in William Goldings Book: "The Lord of The Flies" in a descriptive essay on the novel.
The pigwillness Stephen showed when arguing about politics was immense.
by AP and GD April 27, 2007
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