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hog

hog

30 4.1
A selfish person who takes more than their fair share
  • noun
  • /hɔg/
  • Offensive
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  • Don't be such a hog; share the food with everyone instead.

As human beings, our brains are absolute energy hogs.

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Examples

  • The network CEO, a hog of a man, cuts him off.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Why, Sam Griffin, you haven't got the modesty of a hog!

  • No good being a hog, sir.

  • I should have stayed with her; I'd be living high on the hog right now.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • You're a ball hog, just like your dad!

  • Don't be a hog, Dundy.

  • Just ask all those guys living high off the hog, like Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky.

    Blog text (27)
  • We'll get some chickens, a tractor, a few acres-- why, we'll be living so high off the hog the hens'll be laying fried eggs.

  • As for me... when you want a good laugh... you will find me, in a fine state... fat and sleek... a true hog of Epicurus' herd.

  • After winning the game, Jason became a hog and wouldn't let anyone else play.

Synonyms

pig
vshog
  • Offensive
451 7.6

A person who is greedy and rude in how they act

focuses on taking more than a fair share rather than general bad conduct
guzzler
vshog
  • Informal
7 5.2

Something that uses a large amount of fuel, power, or data

names a person who takes too much from others, not a thing
greedy guts
vshog
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who eats or takes more than their fair share of food

is used for extreme general greed beyond just food
real porker
vshog
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who eats too much food

refers to general selfish taking beyond just eating

Antonyms

328 1.6

Willing to give more than is expected, especially money or time

72 3.2

Caring more about other people's needs than your own

Idioms

5 8.2

Have a very comfortable life with lots of money

Something that has no real purpose or value

Compounds

ball hog
  • Offensive
3 7.7

A player who keeps the ball and rarely passes to teammates

road hog
  • Offensive
1 6.8

A driver who takes more than their share of the road and blocks other cars

9.9

A wild animal like a pig that is active at night and lives in North and South America

9.9

A small sea animal like a dolphin that lives near coasts and eats fish

hog badger
  • Indian
9.9

A small wild animal with a long pig-like nose found in Southeast Asia

hog cholera
  • Archaic
8.3

A very contagious disease of pigs that causes fever and often death

9.9

A low evergreen shrub with small white flowers and red berries whose leaves turn red in autumn

hog-face
  • Informal
9.9

An exaggerated face people make to show disgust or disapproval

A grass that grows once a year for its grain and is used as animal feed

9.9

A small freshwater fish that lives in warm clear shallow streams in North America

9.9

A vine with purple flowers that makes edible pods underground like peanuts

9.9

A small bush with edible fruits that are yellow or red

8.8

A small tree or shrub that produces edible yellow fruit

8.8

A small yellow or red fruit with a sour taste

9.9

A large sea fish that lives in the western Atlantic and whose male has a head like a pig's snout

9.9

A freshwater fish with a large mouth and lips that act like a cup

hog town
  • Informal
8.4

A busy town known for pig farming and lively markets

9.7

A badger from Southeast Asia that uses a pig-like nose to dig

hog-nosed skunk
  • Specialized
9.8

A large skunk with a bare, pig-like snout and a white back and tail from southwestern North America

9.3

A wild pig with a thin body, long legs, and a ridged back found in the southeastern United States

A wild pig with a raised ridge along its back that lives in the southern United States

How Greedy

hog
  • Offensive
30 4.1
monopolizer
  • US
7.4
hoarder
18 5.5

Surface Forms

hog singular
hogs plural

Etymology

The word hog was used by comparing a person to the animal, because pigs were seen as eating too much and being greedy. So calling someone a hog means they take more than their fair share.