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H h - noun Technical meaning of hosed (jargon) A somewhat humorous variant of "down", used primarily by Unix hackers. "Hosed" implies a condition thought to be relatively easy to reverse. It is also widely used of people in the mainstream sense of "in an extremely unfortunate situation". The term was popularised by fighter pilots refering to being hosed by machine gun fire (date?). Usage in hackerdom dates back to CMU in the 1970s or earlier. The Jargon File version 4.1.4 1999-06-17 says that it was probably derived from the Canadian slang "hoser" (meaning "a man, esp. one who works at a job that uses physical rather than mental skills and whose habits are slightly offensive but amusing"). One correspondant speculates about an allusion to a hose-like body part. Once upon a time, a Cray that had been experiencing periodic difficulties crashed, and it was announced to have been hosed. It was discovered that the crash was due to the disconnection of some coolant hoses. The problem was corrected, and users were then assured that everything was OK because the system had been rehosed. See also dehose. See also: hose. 1
- noun hosed Simple past tense and past participle of hose. 1
- noun plural hosed a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose. 1
- noun plural hosed (used with a plural verb) an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stocking or sock. 1
- noun plural hosed an article of clothing for the leg, extending from about the knee to the ankle and worn with knee breeches. (used with a plural verb) knee breeches. (used with a plural verb) tights, as were worn with, and usually attached to, a doublet. 1
- noun plural hosed British Dialect. a sheath, or sheathing part, as that enclosing a kernel of grain. 1
- noun plural hosed Golf. hosel. 1
- verb with object hosed to water, wash, spray, or drench by means of a hose (often followed by down): to hose the garden; to hose down the ship's deck. 1
- verb with object hosed Slang. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of. to defeat decisively. to reject. Chiefly Military. to attack or assault (an area) in order to gain control quickly (sometimes followed by down). 1