hoggy
- adjective
- /ˈhɔɡi/
:
porcino
- 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
2
6.9
A person who eats too much and acts greedy and rude
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9.1
A person who takes more than others, especially food, in a greedy, rude way
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9.9
Very rude and greedy in behavior, like a pig
Like a pig in look and behavior, often being fat or greedy
Having messy, greedy, or rude manners
Greedy and messy while eating, showing bad manners
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.