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—road-hoggish, adj. —road-hoggism, n.a driver who obstructs traffic by occupying parts of two lanes.[1890-95]
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road hog — {n.}, {informal} A car driver who takes more than his share of the road. * /A road hog forced John s car into the ditch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
road hog — {n.}, {informal} A car driver who takes more than his share of the road. * /A road hog forced John s car into the ditch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
road hog — ☆ road hog n. a person who drives a vehicle in the middle of the road so that it is hard or impossible for others to pass … English World dictionary
road hog — n informal someone who drives badly or too fast without thinking about other people s safety … Dictionary of contemporary English
road hog — road ,hog noun count INFORMAL someone who drives in a dangerous way, often making it difficult for other cars to pass … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
road hog — road′ hog n. a driver who obstructs traffic by occupying parts of two lanes • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
road hog — ► NOUN informal ▪ a reckless or inconsiderate motorist … English terms dictionary
road hog — n. someone who takes too much space on a road or highway; someone who seems to run other people off the road. □ Get over! Road hog! □ A road hog nearly ran me off the road … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
road hog — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms road hog : singular road hog plural road hogs informal someone who drives in a dangerous way, often making it difficult for other cars to pass … English dictionary
road hog — A term in use since the very end of the nineteenth century to describe a selfish user of the highway, especially a driver who appears to think the road is for his personal use alone. ‘You road hog’ is addressed to the driver of a taxi in… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
road hog — np Someone who takes up to much of the road. I can t pass because the driver ahead of me is a road hog. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
