hooern.
/ˈhuːə/, U.S. /ˈhuər/, Australian English /ˈhuːə/, New Zealand English /ˈhuːə/ Australian and New Zealand colloquial (frequently derogatory).
An unpleasant or contemptible person (esp. a man) or thing. Also in weakened sense, as a mildly dismissive term for a person or thing, sometimes expressing familiarity, affection, etc. Cf. hoor n.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > as abused
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1952 T. A. G. Hungerford Ridge & River 122 The old bastard! The old hooer! What a bloody bottler!
1960 R. Muir Word for Word 184 ‘About this Stevens book. I thought I'd mention it now though it's not due out for a while yet.’ ‘Is that the fat hooer?’ ‘Yes, it'll be fairly thick.’
1969 D. Niland Dead Men Running iii. 86 The cheek of that hooer, I thought; a dirty-looking stranger.
1971 N.Z. Listener 22 Mar. 12/3 The dirty hua didn't even take a shower before he shot through.
1991 Dominion Sunday Times (Wellington) 20 Oct. 21 ‘Mr Katene has crossbreds like that,’ I said, seeing the earmark plain as day. ‘What'll the Katenes say?’ ‘That hooa's got no comeback. Should fix his fences, I'd say.’
2005 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 3 Dec. 3 When the kettle boils, it makes a hooer of a mess.
2014 @princefoxy 9 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Sept. 2019) Some cheeky huas decided to rip off our van and belongings in plain sight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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