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Definition of "hog-wild" [hog-wild]

  • Informal So wildly excited as to be irrational or devoid of good judgment: hog-wild spending. (adjective)
  • Informal Wildly enthusiastic: is hog-wild over racing cars. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hog-wild" in a sentence
  • "Thieves are going hog-wild along the border of Iowa and Minnesota."
  • "We let the kids go hog-wild on candy on Halloween."
  • "Please go hog-wild in the comments with your NY bookstore love."