Definition of hoggishnext

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Recent Examples of hoggish Despite the plot’s violence and death, this is not a despairing book, but a hopeful one, of Appalachian women taking back their life stories from hoggish men whose power, both in the home and outside of it, is largely an illusion. — Amy Rowland, New York Times, 12 May 2020
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Adjective
  • John Wayne and Gary Cooper, like Ken-san, often played anachronistic loners from a disappearing Arcadia that was being destroyed by hard-nosed modernizers—greedy bankers, railway owners, big-city politicians.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Katz said the rapid and steep rate movements give investors a chance to buy from the fearful and sell to the greedy.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Grabs a ketchup bottle and garnishes his face, before squirting mustard into his hateful, piggish eyes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Pork Belly A breakfast diner that added piggish flair to Kuna’s dining scene is no more.
    — Michael Deeds January 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026

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“Hoggish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoggish. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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