Definitions
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- noun vehicle that uses a large amount of gasoline or fuel, or a person who owns or drives such a vehicle
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's a gross image, but just think about seven billion people shoving greasy French fries into their faces, watch them toss plastic cups out of car windows, think of millions spewing bad breath in an elevator, and witness bloated executives soaking in hot tubs and driving gas-hog SUV's past mountains of discarded IPhone's.
Geri Spieler: A Modest Proposal (With Apologies to Jonathan Swift) 2009
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The gas-hog SUV they had finally agreed to rent -- "Nobody has station wagons any more" complained Ginny -- swallowed anything they put in the back without getting appreciably more crowded.
MORE FROM GINNY BATES: AT THE BEACH IN 1994 Maggie Jochild 2007
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Or, they might use the cash and their new gas-hog to get out of the state…
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Even the fundie neocons won't tolerate paying $5.00 a gallon to fill up their gas-hog SUV's.
The Horror Annie 2007
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“I do not give a damn if I save or lose money on my Honda Insight...what I want to know is how many gallons of gasoline I did not buy versus a normal American gas-hog car.”
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The quest to do more with less is taking place against a tumultuous commercial backdrop: countless consumers are still willing to buy gas-hog trucks and SUVs that yield fat profit margins for car manufacturers, yet industry executives realize that their survival may soon depend on their ability to produce efficient vehicles.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PETER CHENEY 2011
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He bought dozens of gas-hog Cadillacs giving many away as gifts, and when his dog got sick, Elvis flew him from Memphis to Boston on the Lisa Marie, a private jet that he had decked out with a teak-panelled office, solid-gold faucets and queen-sized bed.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PETER CHENEY 2011
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So I ask: At what price per litre does gas have to cost before you'll ditch your older gas-hog for a smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicle?
Thestar.com - Home Page John Leblanc 2011
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The quest to do more with less is taking place against a tumultuous commercial backdrop: countless consumers are still willing to buy gas-hog trucks and SUVs that yield fat profit margins for car manufacturers, yet industry executives realize that their survival may soon depend on their ability to produce efficient vehicles.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PETER CHENEY 2011
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HOUGHTON - Using innovative and cutting-edge technology, students at Michigan Technological University can turn an ordinary gas-hog snowmobile into a rather quiet and clean snow machine.
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