hog-wild
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hog-wild
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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And more traditional financial institutions have been careful about taking hog-wild bets on crypto the way they did on dodgy mortgage bonds in the early 2000s.
From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022
True Trader Joe's fans know just how scrumptious the delightfully chewy treat tastes and feels, so they go a bit hog-wild and buy two or three boxes whenever it makes its triumphant return.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2022
The hog-wild pair disrupted play by "pushing golf trolleys and bags over".
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2021
The big banks are already going hog-wild in their predictions for Waymo’s future.
From The Verge • Aug. 21, 2018
Runnin' hog-wild never got him nothin' but enemies, never did him no good.
From Bruce of the Circle A by Titus, Harold
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