Rob Garmin's definitions

dirty pig

Lower class or less attractive burlesque dancers or exotic dancers. Lower earners.

"The Regent, a house of burlesque in 1920s Chicago, was a purveyor of so-called 'dirty pigs,' a place of lesser repute where dancers started and ended their careers." - Sobel, Bernard. "Burleycue: An Underground History of Burlesque Days".

by Rob Garmin April 29, 2007