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Root hog or die poor What does Root hog or die poor mean?	It's a expression used in the Southern USA that means that you must look out for yourself as no one's going to do it for you. (It can be shortened to 'root hog'. A hog is a pig.)
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Root Hog Or Die Poor Idiom