tush hog n.
1. (US black) derog. term for a self-opinated urban sophisticate, a ‘city slicker’.
 | Lincoln U. (Oxford, PA) n.p.: tush-hawk (or tush-hawg). A city slicker; a big shot; a sophisticated person with money, clothes, and a line. | |
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 16 Feb. 15/1: Joshua (Nonchalant) Bonds [...] is to ‘throw the hammer’ to a certain Tush-Hawk — City smart aleck to you. |
2. (also toosh hog, tusk hog) a bully, an aggressive person.
| Jonah’s Gourd Vine (1995) 57: He try tuh be uh tush hawg – puttin’ out his brags everywhere. | |
| Children of Bondage 90: [Edward's mother] believes that Edward wants to be a ‘little tusk hog’ (hard-boiled person), but she considers him a sissy in many ways. | |
| Really the Blues 95: Muta [...] cuts down the tush-hog bullying side of your personality and makes you think straight. | |
| (con. late 19C) N.Y. Amsterdam News 15 Feb. 13: Zack Brown [and] George Pike [...] were the newest ‘touchhogs’ . | |
| Thief’s Primer 61: tush hog: someone who is easily angered; tough guy. | |
| Muscle for the Wing 98: He’s a tush hog, lives out in the country. | |
| Other Side of the Wall: Prisoner’s Dict. July 🌐 Toosh Hog: A hard ass. Someone who is tough and is respected by other convicts. (VA). | |
| mydogharriet.blogspot.com 23 Sept. 🌐 Now, no mommy wants to be a Toosh Hog. | |
| (con. 1938) Up Jumped the Devil 252: Tush Hog was a common nickname for an individual who, in any situation or group, was shown respect as the ultimate authority. |
3. (US black) an aggressive sexual athlete.
| ‘Tush Hog Blues’ 🎵 Mama, can’t you hear this tush hog rootin’ roun’ your front door? |
4. an aggressive homosexual.
| Ex Post Facto in Joint (1972) 45: One of them [...] affected some sort of mongrel accent, which seemed to enhance her allure among the ‘tush hogs.’. | |
| Animal Factory 82: I was a tush hog and a bully when I was a baby. |