on the hog train

English

Etymology

First appears c. 1893 in the publication Railroad Trainmen's Journal.

Prepositional phrase

on the hog train

  1. (US, slang) Leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.
    Synonym: on the hog
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