hoggery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɒɡəɹi/
Etymology
From hog + -ery.
Meanings
-
Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.
Crime and shame And all their hoggery.
1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “(please specify either |book=1 to 9 or the page)”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
- A place where pigs are kept.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoggeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
self-absorption · self-servingness · philauty · egoism · solipsism · self-centeredness · hoggery · self-obsession · piggishness · porkishness · self-interestedness · egomism · interestedness · selfishness · egocentricity · suicism · selfhood · porkishness · me-firstism