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hog-face

hog-face noun: a person having a hoglike or otherwise ugly face.

Noun

hog-face (plural hog-faces)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A person having a hoglike or otherwise ugly face.
    • "Glad old hog-face is sent about his business."1925 February 28, The Australasian, Melbourne, page 61, column 2
    • "Does fear me, hog-face?" mumbled Catweazle through a mouthful of meat.1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 9
    Synonyms:
    hog's face

Synonyms of hog-face

Forms of hog-face

pluralhog-faces

Questions about hog-face

What does hog-face mean?
Hog-face means a person having a hoglike or otherwise ugly face.
What part of speech is hog-face?
Hog-face is a noun.
What is the plural of hog-face?
The plural of hog-face is hog-faces.

Words near hog-face in the dictionary

  1. hog-cistern
  2. hog-cisterns
  3. hog-corn ratio
  4. hog-corn ratios
  5. hog-dogging
  6. hog-face
  7. hog-faced ape
  8. hog-faced apes
  9. hog-faces
  10. hog-fever
  11. hog-gum

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