road hog

American  

noun

1. a driver who obstructs traffic by occupying parts of two lanes.

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road hog British  

noun

1. informal a selfish or aggressive driver

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road hog Idioms  

1. A motorist whose vehicle straddles two traffic lanes, as in Stay in your own lane, you road hog! This expression uses hog in the sense of “a greedy or selfish person.” [Colloquial; late 1800s]

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Other Word Forms

• road-hoggish adjective
• road-hoggism noun

Etymology

Origin of road hog

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The energy industry has become the stock market’s equivalent of a road hog.

From New York Times

Many people still remember the Hummer as a voracious gas guzzler and an oversized road hog.

From The Verge

We were accustomed to them now, and we didn’t hesitate to roll down the windows, put out our hands, and tell road hogs what we thought of them.

From Literature

With lanes wide enough for two and sometimes even three bikes, riders are for the most part cordial and careful with nary a road hog in the peloton.

From Los Angeles Times

His tone is gentle, occasionally chiding, and he seems most comfortable in the center lane, allowing the road hogs to pass by while he holds steady at the wheel.

From New York Times

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