hog wild

adjective

ˈhȯg-ˈwī(-ə)ld How to pronounce hog wild (audio)
ˈhäg-
Synonyms of hog wildnext
: lacking in restraint : wild
… would go hog wild if unconfined by constitutional limitations.—Leo Egan

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Another concern is that therapists might go hog wild and try to sign up an excessive number of clients. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Imagine that some program that got approved to use the API goes hog wild. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 Two years ago, Washington went hog wild with unemployment benefits and there was a big growth bang. — WSJ, 30 June 2022 Hunters in Hays and Caldwell counties are about to go hog wild. — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hog wild

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hog wild was in 1893

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hog wild

adjective
: lacking control : unrestrained
went hog wild at the sight of all that candy

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