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hog waller

hog waller noun: any poor town or out-of-the-way place that is populated by hillbillies and their farm animals.

Noun

hog waller (plural hog wallers)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) Any poor town or out-of-the-way place that is populated by hillbillies and their farm animals.
    Synonyms:
    Podunk

Synonyms of hog waller

Forms of hog waller

pluralhog wallers
alternative formhogwaller

Origin of hog waller

From hog + waller (pig bed), akin to hog island and hog town, late 19th century. It appears to have developed as a portrayal of some parts of the American rural South no later than 1915, when a syndicated column called The Hogwallow News can be documented as running in some American newspapers.

Questions about hog waller

What does hog waller mean?
Hog waller means any poor town or out-of-the-way place that is populated by hillbillies and their farm animals.
What part of speech is hog waller?
Hog waller is a noun.
What is the plural of hog waller?
The plural of hog waller is hog wallers.

Words near hog waller in the dictionary

  1. hog train
  2. hog trains
  3. hog tub
  4. hog tubs
  5. hog up
  6. hog waller
  7. hog wallers
  8. hog wallow
  9. hog wallows
  10. Hog's Back
  11. hog's bane

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