road hog
n. Informal.
A motorist whose vehicle overlaps the traffic lane used by another motorist.
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A motorist whose vehicle overlaps the traffic lane used by another motorist.
A motorist whose vehicle straddles two traffic lanes, as in Stay in your own lane, you road hog! This expression uses hog in the sense of "a greedy or selfish person." [Colloquial; late 1800s]
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a driver who obstructs others
Synonym: roadhog
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