road hog
an aggressive driver
TRANSLATION
road hog = der Verkehrsrowdy --- GOOGLE INDEX road hog: approximately 300,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
ROAD HOGS who accumulate penalty points will see their insurance premiums rise 25 percent for every time they are caught speeding 20mph over the limit.
(BBC News)
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Any motorist backing up five or more vehicles while driving below the normal speed would be cited under a ROAD HOG bill approved Thursday by a Senate committee.
(The Rocky Mountain News)
(BBC News)
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Any motorist backing up five or more vehicles while driving below the normal speed would be cited under a ROAD HOG bill approved Thursday by a Senate committee.
(The Rocky Mountain News)
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road hog
slang
- a selfish and dangerous driver
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When the expression "road hog" first appeared, it referred to a motorist whose vehicle overlaps the lane of traffic used by other motorists, in effect using the car to take up two lanes. It uses hog in the sense of "greedy or selfish," which in turn stems from the greedy behaviour of a pig (hog is another word for pig) when it is eating. Hog has been used as far back as the 15th century to describe a gluttonous person.
These days, road hog generally refers to an aggressive, rude motorist. Road hog can also describe large or wide cars with aggressive-looking designs. Many of the so-called sport utility vehicles (SUV) fall into this category because of their size and suitability as all-terrain vehicles. In addition, Harley Davidson owners affectionately call their motorbikes road hogs, or simply "hogs."
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Road hogs are among the most dangerous species of car drivers."
slang
- a selfish and dangerous driver
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When the expression "road hog" first appeared, it referred to a motorist whose vehicle overlaps the lane of traffic used by other motorists, in effect using the car to take up two lanes. It uses hog in the sense of "greedy or selfish," which in turn stems from the greedy behaviour of a pig (hog is another word for pig) when it is eating. Hog has been used as far back as the 15th century to describe a gluttonous person.
These days, road hog generally refers to an aggressive, rude motorist. Road hog can also describe large or wide cars with aggressive-looking designs. Many of the so-called sport utility vehicles (SUV) fall into this category because of their size and suitability as all-terrain vehicles. In addition, Harley Davidson owners affectionately call their motorbikes road hogs, or simply "hogs."
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Road hogs are among the most dangerous species of car drivers."
