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Webster 1913 Edition


Hogging

Hog′ging

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Noun.
(Naut.)
Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging.
Hogging frame
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Definition 2024


hogging

hogging

English

Verb

hogging

  1. present participle of hog

Noun

hogging (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual encounters, not due to sexual attraction but for amusement, or to take advantage of low self-esteem.
    • 2009, Esther D. Rothblum, Sondra Solovay, The fat studies reader (page 158)
      [] hogging is used as a tool whereby men create and maintain masculinity.
  2. Taking up too much of something so others cannot use it.

Adjective

hogging (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Drooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from sagging.

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