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Hugging vs Hogging - What's the difference?

hugging | hogging |

As verbs the difference between hugging and hogging

is that hugging is present participle of lang=en while hogging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between hugging and hogging

is that hugging is the act of giving a hug while hogging is the targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual encounters, not due to sexual attraction but for amusement, or to take advantage of a female's stereotypical low self-esteem.

As an adjective hogging is

drooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from {{term|sagging|lang=en}}.

hugging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a hug.
  • * 1844 , Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Tales and Sketches
    • There began to be some movement preparatory to the resumption of our journey, and, after many huggings and kissings, the family parted, and the wagon drove off

    hogging

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) The targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual encounters, not due to sexual attraction but for amusement, or to take advantage of a female's stereotypical low self-esteem.
  • * 2009 , Esther D. Rothblum, Sondra Solovay, The fat studies reader (page 158)
    • hogging is used as a tool whereby men create and maintain masculinity.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (nautical) Drooping at the ends; arching; in distinction from sagging.

    • Derived terms

    * hogging frame