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hosemonkey

hosemonkey noun: term of endearment for a firefighter.

Noun

hosemonkey (plural hosemonkeys)

  1. (slang, uncommon) Term of endearment for a firefighter.
    • "Want me to ride with you?" she offered. "I'm a registered nurse when I'm not playing hose monkey."2009, Steven "Kelly" Grayson, En Route: A Paramedic's Stories of Life, Death, and Everything in Between

Forms of hosemonkey

pluralhosemonkeys
alternative formhose monkey
alternative formhose-monkey

Origin of hosemonkey

From hose + monkey.

Questions about hosemonkey

What does hosemonkey mean?
Hosemonkey means term of endearment for a firefighter.
What part of speech is hosemonkey?
Hosemonkey is a noun.
What is the plural of hosemonkey?
The plural of hosemonkey is hosemonkeys.

Words near hosemonkey in the dictionary

  1. hosels
  2. Hoselton
  3. Hoseltons
  4. hoseman
  5. hosemen
  6. hosemonkey
  7. hosemonkeys
  8. hosen
  9. hosened
  10. hosenkoside
  11. hosenkosides

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