You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig Home The Lexicon You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig Thumbnail Phrase or WordYou can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigDefinitionSuperficial changes can’t hide the true nature of something.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryPorcinesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemLike putting lipstick on a pig Next itemYou can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
