Bayou of Pigs

English

Etymology

Blend of bayou +‎ Bay of Pigs, a punning allusion to the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion.

Proper noun

the Bayou of Pigs

  1. (historical) A military filibustering plot attempted in 1981 by Canadian and American citizens, largely affiliated with white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan groups, to overthrow the government of Dominica and restore former prime minister Patrick John to power.
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