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hoser

hoser

4 9.9
A person who behaves foolishly and cannot be trusted
  • noun
  • Offensive
: idiota
  • -You good-for-nothing hosers!
  • Hey, hoser

Examples

Synonyms

fucker
vshoser
  • Offensive
400 9.9

A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike

tends to target contempt or hatred rather than mere foolishness
wanker
vshoser
  • Offensive
40 9.9

A rude word for a person who is unpleasant or very foolish

is milder and can imply foolishness without vulgarity
SOB
vshoser
  • Offensive
21 9.9

An insulting name for a person who is rude or mean

is a general derogatory slang, not mainly an abbreviation
gomer
vshoser
  • Offensive
14 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

is more derogatory and can imply unreliability as well
tosser
vshoser
  • Offensive
7 9.9

A rude person who is annoying or stupid

is wider in geographic use than this British insult
knuckle dragger
vshoser
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A person someone insults for being slow or having old-fashioned views

targets foolishness or unreliability rather than social backwardness
lamebrain
vshoser
  • Offensive
3 9.3

A person who is not very smart

focuses on foolishness rather than lack of intelligence
lamer
vshoser
  • Offensive
3 9.5

A person who is not skilled and seems uncool online

is broader, labeling foolishness or unreliability beyond skill
jughead
vshoser
  • Offensive
3 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is stronger and more derogatory beyond mere silliness
goobers
vshoser
  • Slang
2 9.4

A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way

is harsher and includes unreliable or contemptible behavior
duffer
vshoser
  • Offensive
2 7.9

A person who is not good at a sport or other activity

is broader and applies to general foolishness beyond sport incompetence
choad
vshoser
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude word for a person who acts very foolishly

is more general common derogatory slang, not especially crude
ratfink
vshoser
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who betrays others and cannot be trusted

focuses on foolishness rather than deliberate betrayal
total wanker
vshoser
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly

is used for foolish people with less extreme tone
nerts
vshoser
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A foolish or silly person said as an insult

is current derogatory slang and often more insulting
blubberhead
vshoser
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is more broadly used and may imply unreliability too
shit packer
vshoser
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who does not do their share and causes problems

places more stress on foolishness than on deliberate unreliability
hoople
vshoser
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is easily tricked and believes things without checking

is a general derogatory slang, not limited to one region
hoghead
vshoser
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

focuses on foolish unreliability rather than crude coarseness
complete arsehead
vshoser
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude and annoying person who treats others badly

is more general and often less extreme in insult
shitwit
vshoser
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, stupid person who annoys others

is used more for foolishness without the strong vulgar tone
pissass
vshoser
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is annoying, rude, and not liked by others

is often less vulgar and stresses simple foolishness
total toolbag
vshoser
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude person who annoys or hurts other people

is less focused on exaggerated abuse and more on ordinary foolishness
thumbnuts
vshoser
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts foolishly or is bad at what they do

focuses on general foolishness rather than specific incompetence

Antonyms

68 4.2

A man respected for good judgment who gives advice to others

How Insulting

idiot
  • Offensive
∞ 1.2
jerk
  • Offensive
683 4.2
hoser
  • Offensive
4 9.9
fool
  • Offensive
∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

hoser singular
hosers plural

Morphology

hoser = hose (opaque) = hose + er

The word is formally built from 'hose' + '-er', but the slang meaning 'foolish or unreliable person' is not predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word hoser is Canadian slang that became popular on 1980s TV when two comedy characters used it for a foolish or unreliable person. A helpful way to remember it is to think of hose, which means 'to spray with water' and brings to mind a simple, messy job at the hockey rink, so hoser came to mean someone a bit useless or a fool.