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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [haw-ger, hog-er]
- /ˈhɔ gər, ˈhɒg ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [haw-ger, hog-er]
- /ˈhɔ gər, ˈhɒg ər/
Definitions of hoghead word
- noun hoghead Also called hoghead. Railroads Slang. a locomotive engineer. 2
- noun hoghead a person or thing that hogs. 1
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Origin of hoghead
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; hog + -er1
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Parts of speech for Hoghead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoghead popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hoghead usage trend in Literature
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