hog wallow

Swine mud pool

A hog wallow is a muddy depression where pigs roll and coat themselves, which helps them cool off and protect their skin from parasites and sunburn.

By extension, any muddy, churned-up patch of ground may be called a hog wallow, whether or not actual hogs created it.

The term sometimes appears figuratively to describe any situation or place characterized by filth, moral degradation, or wallowing in something unpleasant.

swine

pig

Domesticated swine for meat

  • boarUndomesticated male swine
  • sowImplant in earth
  • pigletYoung swine

snout · rooting · trough · swill · bristles · grunting · oink · porcine · pigsty · sty

mudhole

mud

Wet soil mixture

pit · waterhole · slough · bog · quagmire · sinkhole · mudflat · rut · hollow · crater

mess

filth

Foul, accumulated matter

  • squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
  • muckFilthy wet dirt
  • grimeIngrained surface dirt

muddy · soiled · grimy · slovenly · disheveled · untidy · dirty · stained · splattered · caked

indulgence

revel

Celebrate with abandon

gluttony · decadence · hedonism · self-indulgence · gratification · overindulgence · binge · splurge · gorge · surfeit

Opposites
cleanliness and order

hog wallowclean room

Contamination-controlled enclosed space

pristine environment · sterile environment · manicured lawn · operating theater

elevation and refinement

hog wallowpalace

Monarch's official residence

parlor · drawing room · sanctuary · oasis · ballroom

terrain type

hog wallowhigh ground

Elevated terrain offering advantage

rock outcrop · meadow

Family

hog, wallow, hogs, hogged, hogging, hogwash, hoglike, wallows, wallowed

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G