hoggy
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8.9
- adjective
- /ˈhɔɡi/
- The barn had a hoggy odor that lingered long after the animals were gone.
Examples
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His boots were covered in hoggy mud after working in the pigpen all morning.
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She wrinkled her nose at the hoggy mess left behind in the kitchen.
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The hoggy smell in the barn was overwhelming.
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His clothes had a hoggy odor after working on the farm.
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The barn had a hoggy odor that lingered long after the animals were gone.
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His boots were covered in hoggy mud after working in the pigpen all morning.
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The hoggy smell in the barn was overwhelming.
Synonyms
3
8.3
Like a pig in look and behavior, often being fat or greedy
3
7.4
Greedy and messy while eating, showing bad manners
2
6.9
A person who eats too much and acts greedy and rude
1
9.9
Very rude and greedy in behavior, like a pig
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9.1
A person who takes more than others, especially food, in a greedy, rude way
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5.2
Having messy, greedy, or rude manners
1
8.6
Smells, looks, and feels like soft animal fat
How Piglike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hoggy comes from hog ('pig') plus the ending -y meaning 'like' or 'full of'. Because pigs are often muddy and smelly, hoggy describes smells or looks that are 'pig-like' or dirty.