What does hoss mean?
Hoss means (Southern US, slang) Pronunciation spelling of horse..
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/hɔːs/ · noun
(Southern US, slang) Pronunciation spelling of horse..
"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."
“That ole black hoss let out a whinny.”
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.
What's up, hoss?
Use hoss when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hoss means (Southern US, slang) Pronunciation spelling of horse..
Common synonyms include dude, man, brother, guy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"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."
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