"road hog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: road hogs [plural], road-hog [alternative], roadhog [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} road hog (plural road hogs)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, derogatory) A motorist who straddles two lanes of traffic or otherwise monopolizes the road. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Automotive, People
    Sense id: en-road_hog-en-noun-oIg9~7-3 Disambiguation of Automotive: 64 36 Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19
  2. (slang, idiomatic, derogatory) A reckless or inconsiderate driver of a motor vehicle. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): People Translations (a reckless or inconsiderate driver): wegpiraat [masculine] (Dutch), ferðsluótýggi [neuter] (Faroese), autogangsteri (Finnish), kaahari (Finnish), chauffard [masculine] (French), Verkehrsrowdy [masculine] (German), pirata della strada [masculine] (Italian), pirat drogowy [masculine] (Polish), barbeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), лихач (lixač) (Russian), bildrulle [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-road_hog-en-noun-foraclDk Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'a reckless or inconsiderate driver': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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