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whole hog

adjective

Total; entire; without restraint.

Similar

all the marbles bag and baggage everytang everything but the galley stove everything but the kitchen sink everything under the sun full monty hook

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Meanings

adjectivewhole hog (not comparable)

colloquialnot comparableTotal; entire; without restraint.

adverbwhole hog (not comparable)

colloquialnot comparableTotally; entirely.

noun

colloquialThe entire amount; the full extent.
Synonyms: all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, full monty, hook

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe entire amount; the full extent.

Similar

all the marbles bag and baggage everytang everything but the galley stove everything but the kitchen sink everything under the sun full monty hookline and sinkerkit and caboodle lockstock and barrelthe whole bang shoot the whole nine yardsthe workswhole ball of wax whole enchilada whole kit and caboodle whole package

Also see

all the marbles everything everything but the kitchen sink full monty kit and caboodle lock, stock and barrel the whole bang shoot the whole nine yards whole ball of wax whole enchilada whole package whole shebang whole shitting match whole shooting match whole smash works

Origin

See go the whole hog.

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Cite this entry

APA

whole hog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whole%20hog

MLA

“whole hog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whole%20hog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whole hog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whole%20hog.

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