Meaning & use
Hosed
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Informal: in serious trouble; ruined or defeated.
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If the server crashes again before the deadline, we're hosed.
He realized he was hosed the moment he saw the exam questions.
A note on using this word
Originally North American slang from the 1970s, likely evoking the image of being sprayed down or overwhelmed, as with a fire hose.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Sprayed or washed with water from a hose.
The firefighters hosed down the smoldering wreckage.
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