on the hog train

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Prepositional phrase[edit]

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