Hoser

Created by Unknown User (met6), last modified by Unknown User (crl12) on Apr 16, 2019

n. Nerd; loserex. "What a hoser, he still sleeps with a night-light"Source: Dictionary of Geneseo English, Fall 1992 - Kocher- 2006 Of those surveyed in 2008,18.2% recognized the word, and 0% learned the word in Geneseo.Talbot, 2008 As of 2012, 62.5% of students surveyed know this word. 0% believe it is of local origins.(Flynn, G-M, 2012)As of 2019, 0% of students surveyed know this word. 0% believe it is of local origins.(Luquer, 2019)

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It’s a derisive Canadian term found for instance, in the Mackenzie Brothers’ comedy film Strange Brew. 

Posted by drake at May 11, 2015 00:30

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