hoser

hoser
Canadian Slang
[ho-zer]
an unsophisticated person
Just shut up you hoser!
a stereotype and a mild insult; exploiter; from Depression era prairie gasoline thieves.
The term has many origins: In older times, it referred to a guy who hosed (siphoned) wrong fuel from a tractor into his truck and ruined his engine on the way back to town. It also refers to country guys who "hose" down a parking lot to create an impromptu skating rink. It can also mean a dumb crook whose luck ran out in public, for all to see. Primarily, however, "hoser" is the Canadian term for "redneck" - basically, an ill-educated, uncouth person especially fond of their beers. For more information, see any of the old "Bob and Doug McKenzie" videos. Contrary to media portrayal such as in the Bob and Doug McKenzie videos this term is very rarely used.
an insult (was popular thanks to Bob and Doug!)

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