guzzler

gas guzzler

A vehicle that consumes more than the average amount of gasoline during normal usage. Every time the price of oil rises, people trade in their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient cars.
See also: gas, guzzler
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gas-guzzler

n. a large automobile that uses much gasoline. The old gas-guzzlers were certainly comfortable.

guzzler

n. a heavy drinker. A couple of guzzlers at the bar were carrying on a low conversation when Marlowe came in.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

gas guzzler

A vehicle that uses fuel inefficiently. The term was popularized in 1978, when Congress instituted “gas guzzler provisions” in the Energy Tax Act enacted during that year. Accordingly, the purchase of such vehicles was taxed in order to discourage their use and decrease fuel consumption. In succeeding decades, the term was applied to any large car, such as an SUV, regardless of whether it was subject to the tax. For example, “With the price of gas going up and up, I’m going to trade in my gas guzzler for a hybrid.”
See also: gas, guzzler
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • gas guzzler
  • gas-guzzler
  • average up
  • money pit
  • foodaholic
  • breakfast of champions
  • benz
  • cheap at half the price
  • at one's leisure
  • aholic
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