seat hogging

English

Alternative forms

• seat-hogging

Noun

seat hogging (uncountable)

1. (informal, derogatory) The act of occupying more than one seat, especially on public transport.
   • 1935, The Railroad Telegrapher: 1935, Volume 52‎^[1], Order of Railroad Telegraphers, page 578:

     Seat "hogging" has been eliminated.

   • 2013, Benjamin Schuster, Train 407‎^[2], BookBaby, →ISBN:

     As a commuter myself, there is no such thing as accidental seat hogging or seat hogging due to ignorance.

   • 2015 October 6, Esther Woo, “Marshalling a Century of Experience: Customizing Services for the Next Generation of Users”, in Stephen Mossop, editor, Customer Service in Academic Libraries: Tales from the Front Line, Elsevier, page 38:

     Seat hogging has become a common phenomenon and a potential source of user complaints or even conflicts.

Hyponyms

• manspreading