gas-hog

noun

A vehicle or machine that consumes a large amount of gasoline or fuel, or a person who owns or drives such a vehicle.

“My tractor is a gas-hog! It consumes a disproportionately high amount of fuel for the amount of work it performs.”

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Meanings

noungas-hog (plural gas-hogs)

plural gas-hogs

  1. informalA vehicle or machine that consumes a large amount of gasoline or fuel, or a person who owns or drives such a vehicle.

    My tractor is a gas-hog! It consumes a disproportionately high amount of fuel for the amount of work it performs.

Origin

From gas + hog.

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APA

gas-hog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas-hog

MLA

“gas-hog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas-hog. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gas-hog,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gas-hog.

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