hog-wild

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawg, hog wahyld]
- /hɔg, hɒg waɪld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawg, hog wahyld]
- /hɔg, hɒg waɪld/

Definition of hog-wild word

adjective hog-wild wildly or intemperately enthusiastic or excited. 1

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Origin of hog-wild

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Hog-wild

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hog-wild

hog-wild popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for hog-wild

adj hog-wild

outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
unrestrained — not restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable: the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.
unruly — not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.

All 4 Synonyms of hog-wild