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noun
- (context, Canadian English, slang) A person whose self interest often outweighs any ethical considerations; not an overtly criminal individual, but one known to participate in petty infractions and rule bending. Example: A hoser would consume food or alcoholic beverages, typically pizza and beer, with complete disregard to ownership or sharing. Derivation: From the use of a hose to siphon gasoline from automobile gas tanks.
- The phrase was made popular by a sketch on the television show SCTV, by Bob and Doug McKenzie? (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.) It often follows "take off", as in to go away, or stop being a hoser.
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