road hog

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohd hawg, hog]
- /roʊd hɔg, hɒg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohd hawg, hog]
- /roʊd hɔg, hɒg/

Definitions of road hog words

noun road hog a driver who obstructs traffic by occupying parts of two lanes. 1
noun road hog driver: does not stay in lane 1
countable noun road hog If you describe someone as a road hog, you mean that they drive too fast or in a way which is dangerous to other people. 0
noun road hog a selfish or aggressive driver 0
noun road hog a person who drives a vehicle in the middle of the road so that it is hard or impossible for others to pass 0

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Origin of road hog

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Road hog

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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road hog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% 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.

road hog usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for road hog

noun road hog

autoist — motorist.
cabbie — A cabbie is a person who drives a taxi.
coachman — A coachman was a man who drove a coach that was pulled by horses.
driver — a person or thing that drives.
handler — a person or thing that handles.

All 7 Synonyms of road hog