English Explanatory Dictionary

hoggery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.
  2. A place where pigs are kept.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒɡəɹi/

Word forms

hoggery hoggeries

Etymology

From hog + -ery.

Synonyms

piggishness porkishness egoism egomism egocentricity hoggery interestedness me-firstism philauty selfhood selfishness self-absorption self-centeredness self-interestedness self-obsession self-servingness solipsism suicism
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