(UK, dialect, obsolete) A sore throat.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A sore throat.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(slang) Very funny; hilarious; fit to make one hoot with laughter.
Hossie is a casual, breezy slang shortening of 'hospital' used in everyday conversation, particularly in Australian, British, and South African English. It takes the sting out of a clinical setting by treating it like any other everyday destination — the same way 'footy' softens 'football'. You'd use hossie when casually telling someone you're heading in for a check-up, describing a long stint recovering, or sympathising with someone who landed themselves in A&E.
(UK, dialect) Cranky and unmanageable.
(UK, dialect, archaic) Loose, spongy, or easily broken.