road hogn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊd hɒɡ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊd ˌ(h)ɔɡ/,

/ˈroʊd ˌ(h)ɑɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., hog n.¹

Etymology: < road n. + hog n.¹ (compare hog n.¹ 6b and also hog v.¹ 7b).

A person who drives a vehicle recklessly or inconsiderately; a person who ‘hogs’ the road, making overtaking difficult (cf. hog v.¹ 7b).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > cyclist > fast or reckless

sprinter1841

scorcher1885

road hog1887

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > on roads > inconsiderate

road hog1887

1887 K. Kron Ten Thousand Miles on Bicycle p. x (heading) Encounters with road-hogs.

1888 N.Y. Times 25 Mar. 4/5 ‘Road hogs’—every horseman knows there are such creatures.

1898 Harper's Mag. Apr. 689 Beware of Swiss drivers; they are the greatest ‘road hogs’ in Europe.

1925 Public Opinion 14 Aug. 151/3 Road-hogs who run down pedestrians.

1941 Pop. Mech. Sept. 62 The road hog is that familiar pest who straddles the center stripe at a leisurely pace, jamming and menacing traffic in both directions.

1974 Times 30 Oct. 14/5 Magistrates..doling out £20 fines and disqualifications to speedsters and road hogs.

1994 B. Anderson All Nice Girls xii. 219 The hooting road hogs wouldn't even let the Wolseley out the gate.

Derivatives

ˈroad-hogging n. and adj. (a) n. behaviour characteristic of a road hog; (b) adj. that is a road hog, esp. that ‘hogs’ the road.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately

road-hoggism1894

road hoggishness1905

road-hogging1906

road hoggery1908

motorway madness1967

1906 Auto 27 Oct. 1424/2 The Automobile Association..do their utmost to check any tendency to ‘road-hogging’ by motorists on the way to the great races.

1928 Daily Express 24 Apr. 10/2 The road-hogging motor coach.

1965 Times 17 Sept. 11/4 There are some..in his age bracket who are quite aware of the risks of road hogging.

2008 Sunday Tel. Mag. (Austral.) (Nexis) 15 June 12 I am one of those road-hogging, petrol-guzzling, environment-destroying..tossers who drives a 4WD in the city.

ˈroad hoggery n. behaviour characteristic of a road hog.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately

road-hoggism1894

road hoggishness1905

road-hogging1906

road hoggery1908

motorway madness1967

1908 Auto 19 Dec. 1650/2 Anyone to hear the vituperation of an out-and-out motor-hater, would..think that road hoggery was rampant.

2002 Times (Nexis) 19 Dec. (Overseas News section) 1 There is nothing glamorous about the country's culture of excess speed, drunk driving and general road hoggery.

ˈroad-hoggish adj. of the character of a road hog; having the driving habits of a road hog.

ΚΠ

1930 Time & Tide 7 Feb. 172 No motorist, however road-hoggish he may be, deliberately slays a child or any other person.

2008 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 6 July I drove at 80 kph in a 60 zone—..illegal, but neither dangerous nor road-hoggish in the particular road conditions.

ˈroad hoggishness n. = road hoggery n.; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately

road-hoggism1894

road hoggishness1905

road-hogging1906

road hoggery1908

motorway madness1967

1905 Auto 3 July 671/2 Last week the daily papers chronicled a shocking instance of reckless automobilist brutality, motor car hooliganism, road hoggishness, and all the rest of it.

1965 Punch 28 July 138/3 The film started with the customary pop music and some sinister hints of teenage drug-taking, road-hoggishness, violence and debauchery.

1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 2 Mar. Metro could rearrange its priorities,..if the suburban politicians could curb their road hoggishness.

ˈroad-hoggism n. = road hoggery n.; (also) an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately

road-hoggism1894

road hoggishness1905

road-hogging1906

road hoggery1908

motorway madness1967

1894 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Light 9 Aug. In the towns ‘road hoggism’ is not so common for it is easier to invoke the laws against a road hog in the city than in the country.

1927 Scots Observer 16 July 10/4 Avoiding excess of speed and other road-hoggisms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	road hog
释义	road hogn. Brit. /ˈrəʊd hɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈroʊd ˌ(h)ɔɡ/, /ˈroʊd ˌ(h)ɑɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., hog n.¹ Etymology: < road n. + hog n.¹ (compare hog n.¹ 6b and also hog v.¹ 7b). A person who drives a vehicle recklessly or inconsiderately; a person who ‘hogs’ the road, making overtaking difficult (cf. hog v.¹ 7b). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > cyclist > fast or reckless sprinter1841 scorcher1885 road hog1887 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > on roads > inconsiderate road hog1887 1887 K. Kron Ten Thousand Miles on Bicycle p. x (heading) Encounters with road-hogs. 1888 N.Y. Times 25 Mar. 4/5 ‘Road hogs’—every horseman knows there are such creatures. 1898 Harper's Mag. Apr. 689 Beware of Swiss drivers; they are the greatest ‘road hogs’ in Europe. 1925 Public Opinion 14 Aug. 151/3 Road-hogs who run down pedestrians. 1941 Pop. Mech. Sept. 62 The road hog is that familiar pest who straddles the center stripe at a leisurely pace, jamming and menacing traffic in both directions. 1974 Times 30 Oct. 14/5 Magistrates..doling out £20 fines and disqualifications to speedsters and road hogs. 1994 B. Anderson All Nice Girls xii. 219 The hooting road hogs wouldn't even let the Wolseley out the gate. Derivatives ˈroad-hogging n. and adj. (a) n. behaviour characteristic of a road hog; (b) adj. that is a road hog, esp. that ‘hogs’ the road. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately road-hoggism1894 road hoggishness1905 road-hogging1906 road hoggery1908 motorway madness1967 1906 Auto 27 Oct. 1424/2 The Automobile Association..do their utmost to check any tendency to ‘road-hogging’ by motorists on the way to the great races. 1928 Daily Express 24 Apr. 10/2 The road-hogging motor coach. 1965 Times 17 Sept. 11/4 There are some..in his age bracket who are quite aware of the risks of road hogging. 2008 Sunday Tel. Mag. (Austral.) (Nexis) 15 June 12 I am one of those road-hogging, petrol-guzzling, environment-destroying..tossers who drives a 4WD in the city. ˈroad hoggery n. behaviour characteristic of a road hog. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately road-hoggism1894 road hoggishness1905 road-hogging1906 road hoggery1908 motorway madness1967 1908 Auto 19 Dec. 1650/2 Anyone to hear the vituperation of an out-and-out motor-hater, would..think that road hoggery was rampant. 2002 Times (Nexis) 19 Dec. (Overseas News section) 1 There is nothing glamorous about the country's culture of excess speed, drunk driving and general road hoggery. ˈroad-hoggish adj. of the character of a road hog; having the driving habits of a road hog. ΚΠ 1930 Time & Tide 7 Feb. 172 No motorist, however road-hoggish he may be, deliberately slays a child or any other person. 2008 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 6 July I drove at 80 kph in a 60 zone—..illegal, but neither dangerous nor road-hoggish in the particular road conditions. ˈroad hoggishness n. = road hoggery n.; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately road-hoggism1894 road hoggishness1905 road-hogging1906 road hoggery1908 motorway madness1967 1905 Auto 3 July 671/2 Last week the daily papers chronicled a shocking instance of reckless automobilist brutality, motor car hooliganism, road hoggishness, and all the rest of it. 1965 Punch 28 July 138/3 The film started with the customary pop music and some sinister hints of teenage drug-taking, road-hoggishness, violence and debauchery. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 2 Mar. Metro could rearrange its priorities,..if the suburban politicians could curb their road hoggishness. ˈroad-hoggism n. = road hoggery n.; (also) an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately road-hoggism1894 road hoggishness1905 road-hogging1906 road hoggery1908 motorway madness1967 1894 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Light 9 Aug. In the towns ‘road hoggism’ is not so common for it is easier to invoke the laws against a road hog in the city than in the country. 1927 Scots Observer 16 July 10/4 Avoiding excess of speed and other road-hoggisms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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