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road hog

noun

  1. a driver who obstructs traffic by occupying parts of two lanes.



road hog

noun

  1. informala selfish or aggressive driver

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • road-hoggish adjective
  • road-hoggism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of road hog1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Idioms and Phrases

A motorist whose vehicle straddles two traffic lanes, as in Stay in your own lane, you road hog! This expression uses hog in the sense of “a greedy or selfish person.” [Colloquial; late 1800s]
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The energy industry has become the stock market’s equivalent of a road hog.

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Many people still remember the Hummer as a voracious gas guzzler and an oversized road hog.

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We were accustomed to them now, and we didn’t hesitate to roll down the windows, put out our hands, and tell road hogs what we thought of them.

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With lanes wide enough for two and sometimes even three bikes, riders are for the most part cordial and careful with nary a road hog in the peloton.

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His tone is gentle, occasionally chiding, and he seems most comfortable in the center lane, allowing the road hogs to pass by while he holds steady at the wheel.

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