"hog waller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hog wallers [plural]
Etymology: From hog + waller (pig bed), akin to hog island and hog town, late 19th century. It appears to have developed as a portrayal of some parts of the American rural South no later than 1915, when a syndicated column called The Hogwallow News can be documented as running in some American newspapers. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hog waller (plural hog wallers)
  1. (slang, US, derogatory) Any poor town or out-of-the-way place that is populated by hillbillies and their farm animals. Tags: US, derogatory, slang Synonyms: hogwaller, Podunk Related terms: hog-wallowing, hog island, hog town
    Sense id: en-hog_waller-en-noun-k0Jr7D3b Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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