"hosehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-hosehead.ogg Forms: hoseheads [plural]
Etymology: After Hosehead, the dog in The Great White North, a recurring SCTV sketch featuring Bob and Doug McKenzie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hosehead (plural hoseheads)
  1. (slang, derogatory) An alcoholic. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-hosehead-en-noun-rh0eqgzM
  2. (slang, derogatory) A person from Canada. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-hosehead-en-noun-wa~9BGvy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hoser

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "An alcoholic."
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, derogatory) An alcoholic."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "7 93",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person from Canada."
      ],
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          "derogatory",
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, derogatory) A person from Canada."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "En-au-hosehead.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hosehead"
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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "After Hosehead, the dog in The Great White North, a recurring SCTV sketch featuring Bob and Doug McKenzie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hoseheads",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "hoser"
    }
  ],
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        "English derogatory terms",
        "English slang"
      ],
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        "An alcoholic."
      ],
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          "derogatory",
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          "alcoholic",
          "alcoholic"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, derogatory) An alcoholic."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
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      "glosses": [
        "A person from Canada."
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        [
          "Canada",
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        "(slang, derogatory) A person from Canada."
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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