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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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

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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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