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Are these insults?
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That's exactly what I'm thinking of the 'h' is silent.
Oop NORTH it's an 'oss then?
In t'middle it's just oss...
Well, let's see here. "Hoss" originated, I believe, from the 60s tv series Gunsmoke. Here's his picture:
![Hoss%201.jpg]()
FALSE! He's actually from Bonanza. I can think of very few higher compliments than to call someone Hoss. However, if you called them a hoss (notice the addition of the indefinite article and the lowercase "h") then that might be a derogatory use of the word.
Whoops, yeah, you're right. I should know that, since I know Lorne Greene was also on that show. My bad.
Open Source Software? Well, then, that's quite the compliment, I should think!
Somehow that doesn't quite have the same ring to it.. "Hung like a Hoss." And how on earth do you know?
I suppose it would depend on whether the individual in question was a home slice of yours or not.
Had someone (in the Army) call me a "Pilgrim". Supposedly slang for a "white guy". I didn't get the insult at the time. All I said was, "What? I'm not a Pilgrim. My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower? What are you talking about?"
