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Hoss

//hɔːs// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of horse. Southern-US, alt-of, countable, pronunciation-spelling, slang, uncountable

    ""Them hosses are feeling their oats," said McGuire. "Can't tell what they'd be up to the minute I turned my back on 'em. Might jump that old fence and be off, for all I know.""

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of hoss (Southern US term of address for a man). alt-of

    "How's it going, Hoss?"

  3. 3
    A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse. Southern-US, countable, slang, uncountable

    "So here I was, fondling all sorts of fine mats, when a hoss of a woman screeched into her cell phone, rattling the lamps in the light fixture aisle."

  4. 4
    Term of address for a man. Southern-US, capitalized, countable, often, slang, uncountable

    "What's up, hoss?"

  5. 5
    A car. Northwestern, US, countable, slang, uncountable

Etymology

A dialectal pronunciation of horse; see also 'oss in English dialects with h-dropping.

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