whole hogadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˌhəʊl ˈhɒɡ/, U.S.

/ˌhoʊl ˈhɑɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whole adj., hog n.¹

Etymology: < whole adj. + hog n.¹, after to go the whole hog at hog n.¹ Phrases 4.

colloquial (originally North American).

A. adj. (attributive).

Usually with hyphen. Characterized by or arising from total commitment or devotion; thoroughgoing, out-and-out.In early use esp. with reference to party politics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > thoroughgoing

thorough1566

thoroughgoing1719

whole hog1829

full-blooded1832

whole-hogging1904

saturation1942

1829 Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, Va.) 28 Mar. 2/3 We all know that of late he has shown a disposition to become ‘a whole hog man’, but if he can swallow this, he can swallow anything.

1840 J. P. Kennedy Quodlibet 51 [They were] thorough-bred, whole-hog democrats.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. ii. 270 Yes, he's a whole-hog man, is Tom.

1906 Sat. Rev. 10 Feb. 157/1 They would not vote for a ‘whole hog’ resolution against Mr. Balfour in person.

1956 N. Pevsner Englishness of Eng. Art iii. 61 In the architecture of about 1900 there is in England the fresh yet friendly and human style of Voysey, not the whole-hog throwing overboard of all traditions as in Frank Lloyd Wright in America.

1977 Rolling Stone 30 June 69/2 My guess is that few white Rhodesian soldiers out there in the bush are wholehog white supremacists anymore.

2002 Irish Times 20 Nov. 6/7 What he called the Government's ‘whole hog approach’.

B. n.

With the. The greatest possible or desirable amount, degree, extent, etc.to go the whole hog: see hog n.¹ Phrases 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > the greatest amount or quantity

mostOE

whole hog1838

mostest1887

whole-hogger1914

1838 Ladies' Compan. June 69/1 The whole hog was a monstrous price, and hence the idea of going great lengths, originated the phrase of ‘going the whole hog’.

1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature I. vii. 218 A tumbler of brandy and water, that warnt half-and-half, but almost the whole hog.

1906 Nineteenth Cent. & After Jan. 33 A fearful mix of Toryism, Liberalism, Socialism, of the principles of Free Trade, Retaliation..and the whole hog or none.

1989 R. M. Wilson Ripley Bogle 40 Methodists were considered practically Papist and even Anabaptists weren't quite the whole hog.

2010 A. Margalit On Compromise & Rotten Compromises ii. 47 Whether enough believe that their side can go all out and get the whole hog for themselves.

C. adv.

In a thoroughgoing manner; fully, completely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adverb]

fullyeOE

allesOE

fullOE

rightc1175

everydealc1300

wholec1300

whollya1325

finelyc1330

fairly1340

completec1374

gainlya1375

clearly1377

freelya1393

plaina1393

entire?a1400

entirelyc1400

oddlyc1400

sufficientlyc1440

expressc1475

totally1509

completely1526

finec1530

exactly?1531

sincerely1576

start1599

fillingly1611

circularly1618

solid1651

out-over1745

rotundly1775

roundedly?1802

whole hog1840

clear-away1883

whole cloth1917

righteous1948

1840 Age 2 Feb. 37 Let Boar Callaghan engage With O'Sullivan Bear to go whole hog.

1884 Amer. Practitioner 29 2nd Suppl. 8 They must throw off the cloak of respectability and go ‘whole hog’ into money-making by diploma vending.

1911 H. I. Hancock Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty vi. 80 I wonder if you'd be willing to help the American company beat the Japanese company and bag it, whole hog?

1964 R. H. Gerhard in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 283 Bloomfield who first adopted it ‘whole hog’.

2007 B. Malisow 1001 Things to do if you Dare 122 If you're going to do it, do it whole hog.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	whole hog
释义	whole hogadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˌhəʊl ˈhɒɡ/, U.S. /ˌhoʊl ˈhɑɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whole adj., hog n.¹ Etymology: < whole adj. + hog n.¹, after to go the whole hog at hog n.¹ Phrases 4. colloquial (originally North American). A. adj. (attributive). Usually with hyphen. Characterized by or arising from total commitment or devotion; thoroughgoing, out-and-out.In early use esp. with reference to party politics. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > thoroughgoing thorough1566 thoroughgoing1719 whole hog1829 full-blooded1832 whole-hogging1904 saturation1942 1829 Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, Va.) 28 Mar. 2/3 We all know that of late he has shown a disposition to become ‘a whole hog man’, but if he can swallow this, he can swallow anything. 1840 J. P. Kennedy Quodlibet 51 [They were] thorough-bred, whole-hog democrats. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. ii. 270 Yes, he's a whole-hog man, is Tom. 1906 Sat. Rev. 10 Feb. 157/1 They would not vote for a ‘whole hog’ resolution against Mr. Balfour in person. 1956 N. Pevsner Englishness of Eng. Art iii. 61 In the architecture of about 1900 there is in England the fresh yet friendly and human style of Voysey, not the whole-hog throwing overboard of all traditions as in Frank Lloyd Wright in America. 1977 Rolling Stone 30 June 69/2 My guess is that few white Rhodesian soldiers out there in the bush are wholehog white supremacists anymore. 2002 Irish Times 20 Nov. 6/7 What he called the Government's ‘whole hog approach’. B. n. With the. The greatest possible or desirable amount, degree, extent, etc.to go the whole hog: see hog n.¹ Phrases 4. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > the greatest amount or quantity mostOE whole hog1838 mostest1887 whole-hogger1914 1838 Ladies' Compan. June 69/1 The whole hog was a monstrous price, and hence the idea of going great lengths, originated the phrase of ‘going the whole hog’. 1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature I. vii. 218 A tumbler of brandy and water, that warnt half-and-half, but almost the whole hog. 1906 Nineteenth Cent. & After Jan. 33 A fearful mix of Toryism, Liberalism, Socialism, of the principles of Free Trade, Retaliation..and the whole hog or none. 1989 R. M. Wilson Ripley Bogle 40 Methodists were considered practically Papist and even Anabaptists weren't quite the whole hog. 2010 A. Margalit On Compromise & Rotten Compromises ii. 47 Whether enough believe that their side can go all out and get the whole hog for themselves. C. adv. In a thoroughgoing manner; fully, completely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adverb] fullyeOE allesOE fullOE rightc1175 everydealc1300 wholec1300 whollya1325 finelyc1330 fairly1340 completec1374 gainlya1375 clearly1377 freelya1393 plaina1393 entire?a1400 entirelyc1400 oddlyc1400 sufficientlyc1440 expressc1475 totally1509 completely1526 finec1530 exactly?1531 sincerely1576 start1599 fillingly1611 circularly1618 solid1651 out-over1745 rotundly1775 roundedly?1802 whole hog1840 clear-away1883 whole cloth1917 righteous1948 1840 Age 2 Feb. 37 Let Boar Callaghan engage With O'Sullivan Bear to go whole hog. 1884 Amer. Practitioner 29 2nd Suppl. 8 They must throw off the cloak of respectability and go ‘whole hog’ into money-making by diploma vending. 1911 H. I. Hancock Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty vi. 80 I wonder if you'd be willing to help the American company beat the Japanese company and bag it, whole hog? 1964 R. H. Gerhard in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 283 Bloomfield who first adopted it ‘whole hog’. 2007 B. Malisow 1001 Things to do if you Dare 122 If you're going to do it, do it whole hog. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.1829
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