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hoggish

American  
[haw-gish, hog-ish] / ˈhɔ gɪʃ, ˈhɒg ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. like or befitting a hog.

  2. selfish; gluttonous; filthy.


hoggish British  
/ ˈhɒɡɪʃ /

adjective

  1. selfish, gluttonous, or dirty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of hoggish

1425–75; late Middle English. See hog, -ish 1

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How hoggish and self-indulgent the Yankees are, knowing a cheat might help them win a few more games and raise their television ratings.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2013

One spout flowed rich red wine, the other white, and it was free for all but those hoggish enough to try to use buckets.

From Time Magazine Archive

In my opinion this letter should have been next to an article on Blue Boy, for a more hoggish, boorish display of feeling it has never been my misfortune to read.

From Time Magazine Archive

I stop on the A82's muddy shoulder and discover I'm more angry at myself than at the hoggish trucker.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It may be learned manners to be late, but to my thinking it's hoggish."

From The Duel and Other Stories by Constance Garnett

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