Gas-guzzling
[gas-guhz-ler] /ˈgæsˌgʌz lər/
noun, Informal.
1.
an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon.
n.
car with low fuel-efficiency, 1973, American English, from gas (short for gasoline) + guzzler.
noun
A car, esp a large American model, that uses a great deal of gasoline
[1970s+; gas eater and gas hound are found by the 1940s]
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