Mum accidentally orders rude Peppa Pig plate for two-year-old daughter

A mum accidentally bought a rude Peppa Pig dinner set for her toddler after ordering a French version of the product.

The plate features the popular children’s character at its centre, along with a stack of cupcakes, but instead of saying "oink" in English around the outside of the plate, the crockery set uses the word "groin".

Sharing a picture of the plate on Twitter, Maggy van Eijk said: "My kid just unwrapped her new Peppa dinner set and I accidentally ordered a French version and now it says groin groin groin all over the plates and cup."

Groin means snout in French and it is used to describe the sound a pig makes, but it translates differently in the UK.

Maggy said she shared the picture to try to "see the funny side" of the blunder, rather than beating herself up for making a mistake.

She wrote: "Genuinely relived ppl thought this was lolz enough for me to not have a massive crying fit and order a thousand more peppa plates to make up for it."

More than 28,000 people have liked the post, and many have shared similar experiences.

"I knew French ducks said 'coin coin' but didn't know pigs spoke in groin. Every day's a school day," one Twitter user said.

Another wrote: "You are in more trouble than you think. You will need to explain that the "oi" in "groin groin" is pronounced "wa." So when they meet the English words "Oink, oink" be careful how they pronounce them."

A third said: "This reminds me of the time the Swedish subtitles came on at the end of "Aladdin" on DVD as they ride into the sunset, it just showed the Swedish word for "end"."

"I hope your child uses this opportunity to become a linguist," a fourth added.

But when asked how Maggy's two-year-old daughter reacted, she told the Standard: "She turned two so she has literally no idea what it says, thank god."