| 词条 | Hoser |
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Hoser or hose-head is both a slang term and a derogatory term, originating from Canada and used primarily by those imitating Canadians.[1] It is not often used by Canadians, but it is sometimes used as typical Canadian slang by others.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}{{dubious|date=December 2017}} The term hoser gained popularity from the comedic skits by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (playing the characters of Bob and Doug McKenzie) in SCTV's "The Great White North" segments.[2] The characters also used the verb 'to hose' as a synonym for 'to swindle'.[3] OriginsThe origin of the term is unclear. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use in writing as being a 1981 Toronto Star article about the McKenzie brothers, and there is no clear evidence that the term was in use before then. Nonetheless, the term has spawned several popular false etymologies.[4] A popular origin story holds that in outdoor ice hockey before ice resurfacers, the losing team in a hockey game would have to hose down the rink after a game to make the ice smooth again. Thus the term hoser was synonymous with loser.[4] Another suggestion for the origin of the term involves farmers of the Canadian Prairies who would siphon gasoline from farming vehicles with a hose during the Great Depression of the 1930s.[4] "Hosed" is also a euphemism for drunkenness in Canadian English, and by extension a hoser is one who is drunk. Another possible origin may stem from loggers' slang, where "hoosier" referred contemptuously to an untrained, inept, or slack worker.[5] The term hoser was used frequently on the U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother in relation to main character Robin Scherbatsky, who was a native of Canada. See also
References1. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0twBxkXe5DsC&pg=PA20&dq=Hoser+Canadian+slang&hl=en&ei=bdUSTdDsJI3CnAfQn8iADg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=true|title=Toronto|first1=Charles |last1=Rawlings-Way|first2= Natalie |last2=Karneef|page=20|publisher=Lonely Planet Publications|year=2007|isbn=978-1-74059-835-4 |accessdate=2010-12-22}} {{Bob & Doug McKenzie}}2. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g80P_4v4QbIC&pg=PA249&dq=Hoser+Canadian+slang&hl=en&ei=PdYSTdX7C9XnnQewoYWMBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=true|title=The New Hacker's Dictionary|first=Eric S.|last=Raymond|page=249|publisher=MIT Press|year=1999|edition=3rd|isbn=0-262-18178-9|accessdate=2010-12-22}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNRlcjz3acU|title=Great White North: Mouse in a Bottle|work=SCTV|via=YouTube}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Where Does the Word "Hoser" Come From?|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/51399/where-does-word-hoser-come|author=Sean Hutchinson|publisher=Mental Floss|date=July 1, 2013|accessdate=December 2, 2013}} 5. ^Elrick B Davis, "Paul Bunyan Talk," American Speech, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Dec., 1942), p. 222. 3 : Canadian slang|Ethnic and racial stereotypes|Pejorative terms for people |
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