roadhog

Everyday

1. A driver who drives selfishly and dangerously, too fast or taking up too much of the road so others cannot pass. tree →
2. More loosely, anyone (also a cyclist) who acts as if the road belongs to them. tree →

In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows Toad becomes a roadhog after he falls in love with motor cars: he drives wildly, crashes cars, and is called a «road-hog» and worse at his trial. Early motorists in the 1900s were often blamed for frightening horses and people. For safety lessons: a roadhog ignores other road users; good drivers share the road. A hog is a pig, so the word calls the driver greedy like a pig.

Examples

• A roadhog in a big van zoomed past us on the narrow lane. tree →
• Toad was a terrible roadhog, crashing car after car. tree →
• Don't be a roadhog on your bike – let others pass on the path. tree →
• The newspaper called the speeding driver a dangerous roadhog. tree →
• Dad grumbled about the roadhog who wouldn't let him change lanes. tree →
• A roadhog frightened the horses and scattered the hens. tree →

Note

Countable. Written as one word, two words («road hog») or with a hyphen («road-hog»); all are fine. It is an insult, not a polite word.