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hoser

/ˈhəʊ̯zə/ UK
[ˈhəʊ̯zə] UK
/ˈhɵʊ̯zə/ UK
[ˈhɵ̞ʊ̯zə] UK
/ˈhoʊ̯zɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
[ˈhoʊ̯zɚ] ~ [ˈhoʊ̯zɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard
/ˈhɔʊ̯zɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
[ˈhɔʊ̯zɚ] ~ [ˈhɔʊ̯zɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard

Rhymes with -əʊzə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From hose + -er. The Canadian senses originally derive from hose (“to siphon gasoline from automobile gas tanks”), in reference to farmers who siphoned gas from farming vehicles; they were later reinforced by use to describe the players on the losing side of a game of shinny or hockey, who were required to hose down the rink to return it to a smooth state, and ultimately popularized in the 1980s by a sketch on the television show Second City Television, in which Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas played Bob and Doug McKenzie, who used the term as an insult for each other.

noun hosers

One who operates a hose, e.g. a fire hose or a garden hose. […] they found one of the neighbors hosing down the area. He was pretty resistant when the cops told him to turn off the hose. The hoser gave the cops a statement, […]
slang One that hoses, i.e. hurts someone badly. All three of these are blue-hosers. Every color in Magic has cards specifically designed to hurt it. Against many of the hosers, you can't really do much; the best strategy is simply not to rely too much on a single color.
Canada, slang A person (especially a farmer) who siphons gasoline out of a vehicle or piece of equipment.
Canada, slang A person who hoses down a lake after a game of ice hockey, to return it to a smooth state.
Canada, slang A clumsy, boorish person, especially an over-eating, beer-drinking man, or a man prone to petty infractions such as taking other people's food or drinks. We bet you know lots of hosers, eh. And you want to help them not be hosers.
derogatory, slang A Canadian.
Similar: Canuck

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@misc{hoser_2026,
  title = {hoser},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hoser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}