hoser

hoser
hoser [hōz′ər]
n.
[Cdn. Slang] a boorish, unsophisticated man

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ho·ser (hōzʹər) n. Canadian Slang
A clumsy, boorish person, especially an uncouth, beer-drinking man.

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