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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
hose . - verb Adjective meaning messed up.
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Examples
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They range from funny (In the MS Knowledge Base, "hosed" is now a valid keyword.) to stupid (Q280711: Office Installation Program Starts When You Use Camera in USB Port).
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The only way you can get hosed is if you already bought your mount, but aren’t high enough level to use it yet.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The Instance #34: That mount is spensive! 2006
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The ad shows angry Kansans being "hosed" on by a giant Wall St. executive holding a gas pump, using a very interesting camera angle to depict what's going on:
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They range from funny (In the MS Knowledge Base, "hosed" is now a valid keyword.) to stupid (Q280711: Office Installation Program Starts When You Use Camera in USB Port).
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I think Hume’s use of the word hosed has a homosexual connotation.
Think Progress » Hume to Juan Williams: “Someone Needs To Hose You Down†2005
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Mr Lawley said the adult industry was being "hosed" by credit card companies with high processing fees and frequent "charge-backs" when customers disputed bills.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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New employee doesn't want to get 'hosed' on first day
WVEC Top Stories 2009
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She should not be "hosed" of course, but there is nothing wrong had she been charged a minimum service rate.
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Just as in Modern Art, you can still get kind of hosed if you aren't dealt the right cards.
Boardgame News dalepatrickyu@gmail.com 2009
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New employee doesn't want to get 'hosed' on first day
WVEC Top Stories 2009
alexz commented on the word hosed
Ripped off/swindled
"BC 'hosed' in Burke Mountain land deal"
http://globalnews.ca/news/1938813/b-c-hosed-in-burke-mountain-land-sale-says-ndp/?hootPostID=8eaf0c3a6e41f0c839766666e241ac06
April 15, 2015