whole-hoggingadj.

Brit.

/ˌhəʊl ˈhɒɡɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌhoʊl ˈhɑɡɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English whole hog , -ing suffix².

Etymology: < whole hog (see to go the whole hog at hog n.¹ Phrases 4) + -ing suffix². Compare earlier whole hog adj.

colloquial.

Thoroughgoing, out-and-out; = whole hog adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

thorough1566

thoroughgoing1719

whole hog1829

full-blooded1832

whole-hogging1904

saturation1942

1904 Westm. Budget 15 Jan. 5/1 Until Mr. Balfour's denial is equally explicit it is idle for him to pose as the happy mean between the fossilised Free Trader and the whole-hogging Imperialist.

1943 W. Lewis Let. 24 Nov. (1963) 370 He is a whole-hogging Thomist.

1960 Guardian 27 June 7/2 Whole-hogging festival visitors.

2008 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 9 Aug. 30/1 The committee is right in saying that whole-hogging privatisation poses a host of problems.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whole-hogging
释义	whole-hoggingadj. Brit. /ˌhəʊl ˈhɒɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌhoʊl ˈhɑɡɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English whole hog , -ing suffix². Etymology: < whole hog (see to go the whole hog at hog n.¹ Phrases 4) + -ing suffix². Compare earlier whole hog adj. colloquial. Thoroughgoing, out-and-out; = whole hog adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > thoroughgoing thorough1566 thoroughgoing1719 whole hog1829 full-blooded1832 whole-hogging1904 saturation1942 1904 Westm. Budget 15 Jan. 5/1 Until Mr. Balfour's denial is equally explicit it is idle for him to pose as the happy mean between the fossilised Free Trader and the whole-hogging Imperialist. 1943 W. Lewis Let. 24 Nov. (1963) 370 He is a whole-hogging Thomist. 1960 Guardian 27 June 7/2 Whole-hogging festival visitors. 2008 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 9 Aug. 30/1 The committee is right in saying that whole-hogging privatisation poses a host of problems. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1904
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