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hog-wallowing

hog-wallowing adjective: pertaining to people from a poor rural town.

Adjective

hog-wallowing (not comparable)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) Pertaining to people from a poor rural town.

Origin of hog-wallowing

From hog waller, late 19th century.

Questions about hog-wallowing

What does hog-wallowing mean?
Hog-wallowing means pertaining to people from a poor rural town.
What part of speech is hog-wallowing?
Hog-wallowing is an adjective.

Words near hog-wallowing in the dictionary

  1. hog-trains
  2. hog-tub
  3. hog-tubs
  4. hog-tying
  5. hog-wallow
  6. hog-wallowing
  7. hog-wallows
  8. hog-whimpering
  9. hog-wild
  10. hogan
  11. hogan-mogan

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