hogging

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noun

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.

“The child was hogging the arcade game.”

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hog
nounhogging (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableThe 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.
  2. uncountableTaking up too much of something so others cannot use it.

    The child was hogging the arcade game.

  3. uncountableengineeringMaking a rough cut to quickly remove material
adjectivehogging (not comparable)
  1. not comparableengineeringDrooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from sagging.

    For a cantilevered beam, the steel reinforcement should be placed at the top to carry the hogging moment along the upper face.

  2. not comparableengineeringrelating to hogging

    hogging pass, hogging cutter

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Chicago

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

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