gas-guzzler

noun

gas-guz·​zler ˈgas-ˈgə-z(ə-)lər 

: a usually large automobile that gets relatively poor mileage

gas-guzzling

ˈgas-ˈgə-z(ə-)liŋ 

adjective

Examples of gas-guzzler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Biden administration certainly recognizes this, having last week laid out a timeline for phasing out gas-guzzlers within the next eight years, so by 2032 most new cars in the U.S. will have to be zero-carbon (there’s still some scope for hybrids, which is contentious in itself). —David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024

Hybrid vehicles — a neat balance between a gas-guzzler and an EV — are all the rage. —William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024

The price increase is a result of the new seventh-generation pony car getting hit with a gas-guzzler tax, which applies to vehicles that don't meet federal fuel-economy standards. —Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023

The Demon 170 carries a starting price of $100,361 after destination fees and the federal gas-guzzler tax. —Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2023

If that price wasn't enough to set your wallet aflame, there's also the matter of the Purosangue's inevitable gas-guzzler tax. —Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

gas-guzzler

noun

gas-guz·​zler

ˈgas-ˈgəz(-ə)-lər

: a usually large automobile that gets low gas mileage

gas-guzzling

-ˈgəz(-ə)-liŋ

adjective