hosern.

Brit.

/ˈhəʊzə/, U.S.

/ˈhoʊzər/, Canadian English

/ˈhoːzər/

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps compare hose n. Additions.Popularized by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, who played the characters Bob and Doug McKenzie on the Canadian television programme SCTV (1980–2), who frequently used this word.

Canadian slang.

A stupid, unsophisticated, or loutish person, esp. one regarded as typically Canadian.

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1981 Toronto Star 2 Nov. a4/5 MacKenzie brothers phrases like ‘hoser’ and their habit of wearing toques and ear muffs while drinking beer are being imitated in living rooms and schools across Metro... For parents puzzled by talk of hosers and such, Rick Moranis explained..that ‘a hoser is what you call your brother when your folks won't let you swear.’

1990 M. MacRury in C. Martin Local Colour (1994) 16 Coming toward them are a couple of hoser boys soddenly knocking back their buellers.

1994 Toronto Star 27 Nov. f3 Bettman arrived in Boston on Friday wearing ‘beige hiking boots, blue jeans, a flannel shirt and a ski jacket’. A real hoser, eh?

2003 M. Schiffman Hacker's Challenge 2 i. iii. 37 That'll show those American hosers! No more stealing our hockey teams or our beer.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hoser
释义	hosern. Brit. /ˈhəʊzə/, U.S. /ˈhoʊzər/, Canadian English /ˈhoːzər/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps compare hose n. Additions.Popularized by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, who played the characters Bob and Doug McKenzie on the Canadian television programme SCTV (1980–2), who frequently used this word. Canadian slang. A stupid, unsophisticated, or loutish person, esp. one regarded as typically Canadian. ΚΠ 1981 Toronto Star 2 Nov. a4/5 MacKenzie brothers phrases like ‘hoser’ and their habit of wearing toques and ear muffs while drinking beer are being imitated in living rooms and schools across Metro... For parents puzzled by talk of hosers and such, Rick Moranis explained..that ‘a hoser is what you call your brother when your folks won't let you swear.’ 1990 M. MacRury in C. Martin Local Colour (1994) 16 Coming toward them are a couple of hoser boys soddenly knocking back their buellers. 1994 Toronto Star 27 Nov. f3 Bettman arrived in Boston on Friday wearing ‘beige hiking boots, blue jeans, a flannel shirt and a ski jacket’. A real hoser, eh? 2003 M. Schiffman Hacker's Challenge 2 i. iii. 37 That'll show those American hosers! No more stealing our hockey teams or our beer. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1981
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