Meanings
plural hog-faces
- derogatoryslangA person having a hoglike or otherwise ugly face.
"Glad old hog-face is sent about his business."
1925 February 28, The Australasian, Melbourne, page 61, column 21 more example
"Does fear me, hog-face?" mumbled Catweazle through a mouthful of meat.
1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 9Synonyms: hog's face
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person having a hoglike or otherwise ugly face.
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