Definition of "hoser" [hoser]

• Canadian Slang A clumsy, boorish person, especially an uncouth, beer-drinking man. (noun)

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• "Back in my day, a replacement term might have been "hoser"."
• "They drank beer, called each other "hoser" and frequently injected "Eh?" into their conversations."
• "When the hoser father goes to look for her he is assaulted by a unconvincing rubber skeleton that pops out of the oven."